5th May 2008, 01:49 PM
Agreeing to something in writing is worthless unless it is both enforcable and enforced. Strictly speaking standards and extent of work will already be agreed to in writing, in the form of the contract between the contractor and the employer, and further in the conditions required by the planning authority (curator). These need not be the same of course as the former may exceed the latter. The former is a contractual matter, probably administered by a consultant, which these forums suggest is part of the problem (but at least one consultant contrbuting here will dispute). The administration of the latter, as described by others above, is the role of the curator who therefore must be properly equiupped to perform this role. The analogy that springs to my mind is that of the LA Building Control officer, totally different legislation etc of course but on a 'daily basis' more how we seem to be suggesting a curator should operate. This of course requires the will to do it, and the human and fiscal resources. I spot a problem here...