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The
Planning Process
Other
Tips
You
are obliged to comply with legislation concerning planning, Building Regulations
and health and safety. These are all matters on which your architect can
advise, often dealing with the various authorities on your behalf.
On commercial projects, there are often a number of people who need to
be involved in decision making and review. Many organizations find it
helpful to organize a committee to include all the people who need to
be involved. However you structure your decision-making process, make
sure that one person is designated as the point of contact between your
organization and the architect.
With planning approval in place, your architect can recommend an appropriate form of building contract and will prepared drawings with technical specifications which describe your agreed proposals, for selected builders to cost.
Work in progress
Your architect can, if you require, monitor the builder’s work in terms of meeting the standards required, finishing on time and not exceeding the contract figure.