Section 20 Consultation and Major Works in Gloucester
One published tribunal decision from in and around Gloucester, and what it decided. The figures Gloucester City Council publishes, rather than a national average.
- Local authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Service
- Section 20 consultation
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Published decisions
- 1 tribunal decision
- From our Plymouth office
- Approx. 149 miles
Section 20 Cases Decided in and Around Gloucester
| Development | Case | What the tribunal decided, and why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| St Oswalds Village, Gavel Way | CHI/23UE/LDC/2021/0107 17 February 2022 | Both lifts serving an extra care scheme failed at once and were replaced without consultation, the cost met from the sinking fund. The tribunal accepted that seeking competitive quotations was not feasible, and the fact that saved the application was that leaseholders were kept informed throughout. The application came roughly fourteen months after the works: retrospective dispensation is available, but the delay is a risk you do not need to run. |
Building Control in Gloucester
Gloucester City Council publishes no building control service at all. That is a verified absence rather than a gap in the research: the council's own sitemap of just over a thousand links contains no building control or building regulations page, and building control does not appear in its list of services that accept online payment, which does include land charges and planning. There is no published contact, no application route and no fee. The function plainly exists, because the council answers building regulations questions on the CON29, but a director cannot start from the website. Expect to establish the route by telephone before budgeting anything.
What We Do About Section 20 Consultation in Gloucester
The St Oswalds Village, Gavel Way decision above is the kind of thing this work is for. Section 20 consultation in Gloucester is part of a full management service, not a standalone product, and in practice it means:
- Run the consultation timetable and the notices past the decisions above first. Most of what goes wrong locally is procedural and is cheaper to catch at the drafting stage.
- Budget against the fees Gloucester City Council publishes, not a national average, so the reserve figure survives contact with the invoice.
Fixed annual fee, no commission on contractor work.
How This Works, in General
The general law, for every area: Major Works and Section 20 Consultation.