Contractor's lists

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quote:Originally posted by RedEarth

quote:Originally posted by kevin wooldridge

quote:Originally posted by Oxbeast

I wonder if this is widespread in other aspects of planning, ie. lists of herpetology companies, asbestos removal, newt wranglers, etc, etc.

I recently needed to replace some windows at the front of my house and as I live in a conservation area, the work has restrictions as to design and material and requires planning permission. I sought the advice of the a 'conservation' officer at our local planning office who was happy to give me the 'list' of local craftsmen able to make the windows (list total: 1 person) and those able to fit them (list total: 1 firm). So I don't think the archaeology parallel is that unusual and definetly not unique....



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If the 'list' only had 1 of each type on it presumably it was very local indeed and didn't include people 40-50 miles away, unless of course you live in the middle of no-where!

We require some building work on our house to make it safe and watertight. The area we live in now qualifies for certain grants and loans, part backed by the local authority. Because LA cash is going into the work they insist that we only choose a builder from their recommended lists. Our usual plumber has already been supplanted by a council recommended one, because we don't have to pay him, the council do.

At least with the builders we are allowed some choice, but it is clear this is a council recommended list, not simply an inexhaustive list of local contractors.

The unit I work for gets a reasonable amount of work through being on certain local authority lists, though I know of one local authority who declined to put us on their list because we are not based in their county or an adjacent county, even though our current premises are 200-300m from said adjacent county (where we do a lot of work), and we are well inside the pre 1974 county boundary!