There are occasions when public safety may become jeopardised by the condition of a building or buildings. As the Council is charged with the responsibility of enforcing the requirements of Sections 28-30 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 with regard to defective and dangerous buildings, we are committed to treating any report of a possible dangerous structure as a priority issue.
If you see a building or structure that you think might pose an immediate danger to the public, please report it to the Building Standards Team who are available 9am - 5pm Monday-Friday. Emergency situations requiring Council Services during out of hours or at weekends/public holidays can be reported on 01259 450000.
If immediate action is required to safeguard the occupants of a building or the general public, the Service will take whatever action is deemed necessary to remove the danger. If practical the building owner(s) will be contacted and given the opportunity to undertake these works. However, there will be occasions when this is not possible and the Building Standards Team will instruct a contractor to either undertake the work or secure the site to prevent access to and/or around the affected property. If a contractor is appointed to undertake the works we will inform the owner(s) of any action taken and re-charge all costs.
If the danger still exists following the immediate action above, or in cases where no immediate action was required, Building Standards will serve a Dangerous Buildings Notice on the owner(s) of the property. This Notice would describe any works to be taken and would require the owner(s) to commence and complete such works to remove the danger within specific time periods. If these time periods are not met and the danger still exists the Council will appoint a contractor to undertake the relevant work and again all costs will be recharged to the property owner(s).
Below is a yearly index of all Dangerous Building Notices served
Building Standards
Kilncraigs, Greenside Street, Alloa, FK10 1EB
Tel: 01259 450000
Email: buildingstandards@clacks.gov.uk