Newport City Council

Paul Keepins BCs(Hons) MBEng MRIOB

• Fully qualified staff, who are experienced, proficient and who care about customer needs and quality in construction
• A development team approach to all projects, with close working relationship with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Planning Development Control, Highways, Environmental Health, etc
• Vast local knowledge of geographical and geological conditions and archived records of construction methods and layouts of
• existing buildings
• Provision of national Type and System Approval to developers 5. Annual “Built-in Quality” awards to building contractors who
• have shown excellence and quality in construction
• Same day inspection if requested before 10:00am
• Out of hours inspections, where required
• Early response and specialist advice on dangerous buildings, demolition of buildings, fire and life safety requirements, access for disabled, safety at sports grounds, etc.
• Quick plan check and decision processes, with the majority of applications checked within 5 days
• Stage and conditional approval for large and/or complex projects
• Office and site inspection procedures which are organised within a Quality Management System accredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2000
• Fully computerised, GIS based, application registration, plan check recording, consultation and site inspection recording system
• Internet website and email addresses for Building Control
• Preliminary discussions prior to the deposit of a formal application, with pre-application consultation, advice and guidance given, especially on complex major projects.
• Issue of Completion Certificate on all projects to confirm that the construction work has been inspected and complies with the relevant legislation
• Customer focused team, confirmed by customer satisfaction questionnaires
• Mobile phone communication with all Building Control Surveyors to ensure speedy response