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Terms and Conditions
ALL ENQUIRIES MUST BE FULLY DISCUSSED BEFORE ANY OPINIONS OR QUOTATIONS
CAN BE GIVEN. ANY ADVICE GIVEN AND TERMS OF COMMISSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE
CONTENT OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS WITHOUT WHICH THE FORMER CAN NOT BE VERIFIED,
REGARDLESS OF SIGNED COMMISSION PROPOSALS.
CLIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE ACCURATE INFORMATON AT ALL TIMES AND ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ALL INFORMATION ON SITE OWNERSHIPS AND THOSE
OTHER PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY OR LAND.
INACCURATE INFORMATION MAY SERVE TO INVALIDATE PERMISSIONS.
COUNCIL APPLICATION FEES HAVE TO BE PAID PROMPTLY IN ORDER FOR ANY RELATED
WORK TO PROCEED OR CONTINUE, INCLUDING PLANNING STAFF LIAISON WHICH CAN
NOT OTHERWISE BE SUSTAINED.
NO COMMITMENTS CAN BE ENTERTAINED WHILE RECEIPTS FOR SUCH HAVE NOT BEEN
OBTAINED.
PARADOXICALLY OUR MOST REQUESTED FREE QUOTATIONS SERVICES ARE USUALLY
COMMISSIONED AFTER STANDARD QUOTATIONS FOR AN INITIAL SITE VISIT APPRAISAL
WITH INITIAL FEEDBACK AS THESE ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MOST EFFICIENT AND
ECONOMICAL SPECIFICATION OF PLANNING QUOTATIONS.
WRITTEN REPORTS ARE NOT MADE FROM INITIAL SITE VISITS AND APPRAISALS.
THE LATTER CAN INCLUDE IMMEDIATE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PLANNING
AUTHORITY WHERE SUCH CAN BE IMMEDIATELY FACILITATED.
IF NEEDING TO BE ARRANGED AT A LATER DATE THIS WILL BE AT AN ADDITIONAL
COST OF ONE HOURS TIME, EXCLUDING DETAILED PREPARATION TIME.
FREE QUOTATIONS, THOUGH, CAN START IMMEDIATELY, ALBEIT WITH HIGHER MARGINS
AND CONSEQUENT ON THERE NOT BEING OR LIKELY TO BE ANY EXISTING PLANNING
CONSTRAINTS NOT INFORMED TO THE CONSULTANCY.
ANY DEVELOPMENT WHICH REQUIRES SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT IN ITS OPERATIONS
WILL BE GIVEN A STANDARD SITE VISIT AND APPRAISAL FEE QUOTATION BEFORE BEING
GIVEN A FREE QUOTATION FOR ANY PROPOSED SERVICES.
UNSPECIFIED INPUTS WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC QUOTATIONS.
RENEGOTIATION OF PLANNING CONDITIONS, RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS AND
ENFORCEMENT ISSUES QUOTATIONS WILL REQUIRE AN ADMIN, SITE VISIT AND APPRAISAL
FEE QUOTATION AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PLANNING AUTHORITY BEFORE THE
PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL FREE QUOTATIONS.
QUOTATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO COMMISSIONS ARE USUALLY BY
AGREED SET FEES (TOTALS) SPECIFICALLY NOT BY ANY HOURS SHEETS UNLESS SUCH ARE
SPECIFICALLY TO BE INCLUDED FOR PARTICULAR WORKS.
THEY EXCLUDE ANY SPECIALIST SKILLS, INPUTS, DATA OR TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.
PLANNING WORK IS OFTEN SO EXTENDED THAT HOURS TOTALS WOULD LEAD TO VERY
HIGH ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT CHARGES FOR CLIENTS. WHERE BY PROFORMA
INVOICE, LARGELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CAPPED FEES FOR MAJOR COMPONENTS
QUOTATIONS, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ALSO APPLY.
CLIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO USE BUILDERS WHO ARE EXPERT AND EXPERIENCED IN THE
WORK CONCERNED.
ALL FEE PROPOSALS MAY HAVE A PROPORTION PAID IN ADVANCE AND MAJOR
COMPLETION ON SUBMISSION TO THE CLIENT AND/OR THE PLANNING AUTHORITY.
WE EXPECT INVOICES, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING, TO BE PAID ON THE
THE RECEIPT OF WORK OR THE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATIONS.
ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS AND DATA, DXF HOURLY CAD WORK AND INDIVIDUAL PLAN
PRINTS (A1 AT £4.50 PER PRINT PLUS POSTAGE, OTHER SIZES COSTED RELATIVELY) ARE
ESTIMATED AND INVOICED SEPARATELY AFTER MAIN INVOICES.
CAD FILES REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT AND PROPERTY OF THE CONSULTANCY BUT COPIES
CAN BE SENT TO CLIENTS AFTER COMMISSIONS INVOICES HAVE BEEN SETTLED FOR THE
CLIENTS SUBSEQUENT USE, AFTER CHECKING ACCURACIES AT ALL TIMES.
PDF COPIES CAN BE EMAILED TO CLIENTS AND PRINTED OFF.
ALL INTRODUCTIONS OF PROPERTY AND SITE PURCHASERS INVOLVE AN INTRODUCTORY
FEE OF 2% + VAT TO BE PAID TO THIS CONSULTANCY THROUGH THE PURCHASER.
ALL PURCHASE OFFERS AND CONTRACTS MADE ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS
CONDITION AND THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ON
COMPLETION OF ANY PURCHASE.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PROVIDE QUOTATIONS WHEREVER WE ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN THE WORK INVOLVED.
ALTHOUGH WE OFFER SERVICES ON AN IMMEDIATE RETAIL CONTEXT, WHERE WORK IS
PAID FOR IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF SERVICES, AS PER OUR FEE PROPOSALS,
OR ON A CONFIRMED ACCOUNT CONTEXT WE HOPE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
CONVENIENCE FOR CLIENTS AND ARE GRATEFUL TO BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF
PARTICULAR OR SPECIAL NEEDS, FOR OUR SPECIFIC WRITTEN CONFIRMATION.
ANY CANCELATION OF WORK BY A CLIENT ONCE ANY SUBSTANTIAL PART HAS BEEN
UNDERTAKEN WILL REQUIRE PAYMENT OF THE FEE IN FULL, UNLESS EXCEPTIONALLY
AND SPECIFICALLY AGREED AND SIGNED BY THE CONSULTANCY IN WRITING.
WHERE CLIENTS THEMSELVES PROCEED WITH PLANS WE HAVE SUPPLIED THEY MUST
MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS LIAISON WITH THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND BE ABLE TO
GIVE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ANY MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO BE PRESENTED.
WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE LOWER COSTS THROUGH
REPRESENTING THEMSELVES AND ACTING AS THEIR OWN AGENTS AND WILLINGLY SUPPLY
ALL PLANS, PROPOSALS AND DESIGNS FOR SUCH.
DRAWINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AS SUCH DO NOT INDICATE SUFFICIENT DETAIL
FOR CONSTRUCTION OR BUILDING CONTROL APPLICATION PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL
DRAWINGS DETAILS ARE USUALLY REQUIRED STARTING UPWARDS FROM SOIL SURVEYS
AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS, ENGINEERING LOADS, STRUCTURAL AND
TECHNICAL DETAILS.
EFFECTIVELY BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED UPWARDS FROM SOIL SURVEYS OF FOUNDATION
TRENCHES TOGETHER WTH SPATIAL AND COST ECONOMICS, WHICH MAY CHANGE
CONTINUOUSLY.
PLANNING APPLICATION DRAWINGS AND DESIGNS ARE FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING
PLANNING PERMISSIONS FOR EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS AS COST EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE
IN FACE OF PLANNING UNCERTAINTIES, NOT FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING BUILDING
REGULATIONS, CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND BUILDING CONTROL APPLICATIONS.
ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES AND QUOTATIONS ARE SUBMITTED FOR BUILDING CONTROL
SPECIFICATION PLANS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND FULL PLANS BUILDING CONTROL
APPLICATIONS, REQUIRED WHERE INSPECTION NOTICES ARE INSUFFICIENT, CONSEQUENT
ON OBTAINING PLANNING PERMISSIONS INVOLVING WORKS OF ANY KIND.
CLIENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO CONSIDER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BUILDING CONTROL
AT THAT TIME OF DISCUSSING AND MAKING PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND MAY BE
FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO THIS CONSIDERATION AT MANY STAGES OF COMMISSIONS.
INDEED, MANY PLANNING APPLICATIONS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN.
PLANS ARE REQUIRED FOR STRUCTURAL WORKS, NOTWITHSTANDING PLANNING
PERMISSIONS.
CLIENTS ARE ADVISED THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIFICALLY COMMISSIONING THESE
FROM OUR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, OR FROM ANY OTHERS THEY CHOOSE,
SUBJECT TO CHECKING ON SITE OF ALL PLANS, AND FOR ACCEPTING THAT ANY DESIGN,
PLANNING PERMISSION OR CONDITIONS MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY MODIFIED BY SUCH
REQUIREMENTS OF THESE APPLICATIONS.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS SERVICES QUOTATIONS AND SERVICES ARE NEARLY ALWAYS
NECESSARY AND REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED AS A CONDITION OF ANY BUILDING WORKS
PROPOSALS BEING UNDERTAKEN, EVEN AS A PART OF PLANNING COMMISSIONS, OR OF
BUILDING CONTROL COMMISSIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY THIS CONSULTANCY.
NO ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE CAN OTHERWISE BE OFFERED FOR BUILDING CONTROL
APPLICATIONS.
IT MUST BE APPRECIATED THAT SOME BUILDING CONTROL APPLICATIONS MAY PROVE SO
COMPLEX AS TO LIMIT PLANNING PERMISSIONS.
QUOTATIONS DO NOT INVOLVE THE GIVING OF FREE ADVICE, FEASIBILITY STUDIES OR OF
GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND.
THE GRANTING OF PLANNING OR ANY OTHER PERMISSIONS CAN NEVER BE GUARANTEED
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AND THERE ARE NO RIGHTS TO SUCH OTHER THAN THROUGH
THE APPEALS SYSTEM OR THROUGH JUDICIAL REVIEWS.
TIME CONDITIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED ON COMMISSIONS, NOT LEAST FOR THE REASON
THAT SUPPLEMENTARY OR PREREQUISITE VALIDATION INFORMATION , ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, ATTENTION TO AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN&nbs3BAPPRAISALS
RESUBMISSIONS ARE SOMETIMES REQUIRED FOR APPLICATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS
PURPOSES AND FOR WHICH NO RESPONSIBILITY IS ACCEPTED. FURTHER DISCRETIONARY
LEVELS OF TIME ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE AUTHORITY LIAISON AND
CLIENT SERVICE AND MLTIPLE LIAISON FUNCTIONS. CLIENTS MUST TAKE THESE FACTORS
INTO CONSIDERATION WITH REGARD TO THEIR OWN PRIORITIES. THE CONSULTANCY ACTS
PRIMARILY FOR SITE OWNERS AND PRECISELY EXPERIENCED END USERS, DEVELOPERS
AND BUILDERS, NOT FOR MIDDLE INTERESTS.
IN NO SENSE CAN ANY PROPULSIVE ATTITUDES OR REQUIREMENTS BY CLIENTS BE
NECESSARsp;THE FORMER CAN NOT
ALL APPLICATIONS WORK IS SUBJECT IN TIME TO INTERRUPTION FOR ANY REQUESTED
REQUIREMENTS BY ANY PARTIES AT ANY TIME, BY DEGREES OF NON LIAISON, NON
COMMUNICATION, OR THAT OF ANY OTHER PROCEDURAL ISSUES OR INTERPRETATION OF
SUCH, FOR ALL OF WHICH NO TIME PERIODS OR RESPONSIBILITY CAN BE ACCEPTED.
THE CONSULTANCY RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ALL TIMES TO REFUSE TO APPRAISE OR QUOTE FOR
ANY ADVICE OR SERVICE WHATSOEVER.
IN PARTICULAR CLIENTS MUST NOT BE EVASIVE IN ANY WAY, CONCEAL OR MISREPRESENT THEIR
STATED INTERESTS, INTENTIONS OR PURPOSES, NOR FOR APPLICATIONS, NOR FAIL TO DISCLOSE
THE EXISTENCE OF INTERESTED PARTIES WHO CAN AT ANY TIME FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY
CLAIM TO INFLUENCE, REPRESENT OR SPEAK FOR THEM, OR CAN BE REQUIRED TO MAKE
DECISIONS WITH OR FOR THEM.
SUCH CLIENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO COMMISSION ANY ADVICE OR SERVICES AND WILL BE LIABLE
FOR THE FULL COSTS OF WORK UNDERTAKEN.
NO WORK HAS EVER BEEN UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT OUR FEE COSTS BEING FULLY DISCUSSED IN
DETAIL IN ADVANCE WITH CLIENTS BEFORE WORK PROCEEDS. CLIENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY
RESPONSIBLE THEMSELVES FOR SPECIFICALLY CONFIRMING THESE TO THEIR SATISFACTION
WITHOUT CONTRADICTION BY SIGNATURE OR EMAIL BEFORE ANY WORK BEGINS.
OMISSIONS FROM ANY OF THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS WILL REVOKE CONSULTANCY ADVICE,
SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, EXISTING AND PREVIOUS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LATE PAYMENTS OF COMMERCIAL DEBTS (INTEREST)
ACT 1998 WE ARE ENTITLED TO CHARGE INTEREST AT 8% (EIGHT PER CENT) ABOVE BANK OF
ENGLAND BASE RATE ON ANY MONIES OUTSTANDING BEYOND THE DUE DATE.
ON QUITE EXTENDED LATE PAYMENTS THE CONSULTANCY MAY ASK FOR SUCH PAYMENT IN ORDER
TO RECOVER ITS OWN COSTS.
OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS MAY WELL ATTRACT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR RECOVERY.
ALL SUCH COSTS WILL BE BORNE BY THE CLIENT.
IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES COMMISSIONS MAY BE DELAYED, THE EFFECTS OF WHICH WE WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO PREDETERMINE OR MAKE PROVISION FOR.
THE CONSULTANCY WILL NOT CONTINUE TO WORK ON PROJECTS WHERE THERE ARE ACCOUNTS
OUTSTANDING, OTHER THAN BY PRIOR AGREEMENT.
PLEASE CALL 0845 230 2343 IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS THE RELEVANCE OF ANY SERVICE
CLIENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THESE POINTS BY SIGNATURE OR EMAIL IF
THEY AGREE WITH THE ABOVE AND WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT CIVIC PLANNING & DESIGN GROUP
TO PROGRESS WITH ANY SERVICES.
THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
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