25th August 2011, 02:56 PM
[quote=Marcus Brody]But how often does this ever happen? Very rarely, in my experience.
Agreed; I was just summarising the process in principal. Regarding the issue of dealing with poor fieldwork, yes you're right again, it's the developer that would get penalised, but then the fieldworkers are just sub-contractors. Similarly, a roofing sub-contractor woudn't get chased by the council for putting on a poor roof. The developer is in charge, they get the blame and if they are unhappy with their sub-contractors they can refuse to pay, take court action etc.* Would you expect the council's planners to take action against a cowboy roofing contractor?
*or they can hire consultants in advance, to ensure that the work complies with the brief and industry standards...
Agreed; I was just summarising the process in principal. Regarding the issue of dealing with poor fieldwork, yes you're right again, it's the developer that would get penalised, but then the fieldworkers are just sub-contractors. Similarly, a roofing sub-contractor woudn't get chased by the council for putting on a poor roof. The developer is in charge, they get the blame and if they are unhappy with their sub-contractors they can refuse to pay, take court action etc.* Would you expect the council's planners to take action against a cowboy roofing contractor?
*or they can hire consultants in advance, to ensure that the work complies with the brief and industry standards...