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  • Contact us
    • New Enquiry
  • Who
    • Meet the team >
      • Ian Firth - Planning & Development Director (MD)
      • Oliver Arthey - Rural Planning Consultant
      • Rebecca Firth - Operations Manager
      • Melissa Grange - PA
    • Recruitment
  • What
    • Chartered Surveyors
    • Planning Services >
      • Independent Planning Advice
      • Permitted Development >
        • Class Q Conversions
        • Class R Conversions
        • 28 Day notice
        • Temporary Land Uses
      • Change of Use Planning
      • Agricultural Planning
      • Farm & Rural Diversification
    • Other Professional Services >
      • Property Consultancy
      • Surveys
      • Aerial Surveys
  • Where
    • Blackdown Hills
    • Cornwall AONB
    • Cranborne Chase AONB
    • Dorset AONB
    • East Devon
    • North Devon
    • Quantock Hills
    • South Devon
    • Tamar Valley
  • How
    • Fixed price - Site Specific Advice
    • Testimonials
    • Provision of Services
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Disbursements Policy
  • Blog
  • Useful Planning Appeal Decisions

Construction Design & Management
Regulations
"CDM 2015"

CDM 2015

Construction Design and Management Services

The Construction Design Management regulations: "CDM 2015" came in to force in 2015.

These regulations are a legal requirement for all construction projects and are designed to manage Health and Safety risks within all construction work. 
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Every person involved with a project from the Client (that's you!) right through to the smallest sub-contractor has their own set of statutory duties and responsibilities under CDM 2015.

Many 'designers' remain blissfully unaware of their statutory duties under CDM.  Unlike many design practices, Bondstones has undertaken extensive training to implement and relay the complexities of the regulations to all of our clients. 

If your are a domestic client carrying out work on your own property you can download a quick guide below to outline your obligations under the Regulations.  Alternatively ask us during our initial discussion stages and we can fill you on the essentials.

Most importantly - Bondstones will advise you on your responsibilities as a matter of course.  On engaging our services, you will not be left to your own devices throughout our instruction we will be 'on call' to ensure that you will not fall foul of the Health and Safety Executive!

If we are employed as project lead, we assumes the role of Principle Designer for the project as set out under the CDM 2015 guidance.  For domestic clients we can also undertake some of your statutory obligations for you - this will make things more straightforward... 

Commercial clients of any description are recommended to download and read the full Health & Safety Executive guidance (L153) and to take note of your responsibilities before commissioning us (or any other designer for that matter).

Contact us if you need any assistance about CDM 2015.

“IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME”
Our favourite  quote  in respect of health and safety...

So eloquently put - by Capt. E.J. Smith... Captain of the Titanic.

We consider safety  on  our  all our projects from the outset to final completion and even beyond: during  the buildings useful lifetime.

Useful Information:

​HSE Documents 

Click the links below to download

HSE Full Guidance Document

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l153.pdf​

Maintence Guidance Document

Guidence on Maintenace Work

Construction Phase Plan Note

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis80.pdf

CDM Briefing Note for Clients

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg411.pdf


Health & Safety Executive 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/

CDM App for iPhone

CITB CDM App
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - Regulated by RICS

Bondstones (Chartered Surveyors) is a Town & Country Planning and Architectural Design practice - working throughout the Southern counties of England.  

We are extremely proud to be 'Regulated by the RICS' - this means we are a professionally qualified and regulated practice - bound by a code of conduct, strict rules and regulations. This means that we will only undertake work which is directly within our field(s) of expertise and that we are also fully insured (both Professional Indemnity and Public / Employers Liability).

​We are passionate about architecture and the countryside, its' sustainable future and the protection / re-use of rural buildings: as such we offer our professional expertise to satisfy a range of rural property issues, including (but not limited to): Town & Country Planning (Planning Consultancy) and Architectural Design / Building Design (Architecture).  Our primary interest being sustainable projects for the 'change of use' of buildings & land.

We aim to operate a tight ship with low overheads and zero debt (we run an almost entirely paperless office) working with the latest computer software to provide the best possible service to our clients.  Our 3D building design capability enables fast visualisation of our work and a seamless continuity between all levels of our design output.

Despite our cutting edge offer and market leading output quality, our services are available to all of our customers at surprisingly low rates (compared to our competitors).  OK, its fair to say you will always find someone cheaper... but isn't that always the way!  You won't find us on the high street (ever) and we'll always meet our clients at their own premises (for their convenience) - in other words we work for our customers - not for our accountants!

We generally undertake work for:
  • Farmers & Farm Businesses
  • Rural Estates / Estate Managers
  • Equestrian Properties & Businesses
  • Home / Property Owners*
  • Tourism Entrepreneurs
  • Countryside Attractions & Recreation Sites

* Please note that 'small' extensions are not really our cup of tea... However if necessary we would be happy to refer you to a suitable 3rd party specialist.

That said, large, unique extensions and complete 'one off' domestic overhauls really do float our boat... so please get in touch!
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