Essex Building Control

The Essex Building Surveyors Association (EBSA) comprises the heads of the building control services of all the local authorities in Essex, namely:

Basildon Borough Council

Braintree District Council

Brentwood Borough Council

Castle Point Borough Council

Chelmsford Borough Council

Colchester Borough Council

Epping Forest District Council

Harlow District Council

Maldon District Council

Rochford District Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Tendring District Council

Thurrock Borough Council

Uttlesford District Council

Our highly qualified teams throughout Essex include Chartered Surveyors, Building Engineers and many other disciplines providing professional knowledge and vast experience to all of our clients.

Objectives - We undertake to deliver high quality building control services throughout Essex by having professional staff with extensive local knowledge and experience of a wide range of buildings and construction techniques.

To further the profession of Local Authority Building Control by providing a regular forum for the discussion of Building Regulations and allied matters affecting the local authorities served by members of the Association and where necessary, promote action thereon.

To arrange for the collation of information concerning Building Regulations along with allied matters and provide a means whereby the knowledge and experience of individual members can be made available to the body of membership and where possible to their authorities, Associations, Central Government and other relevant organisations.

To promote discussion on all matters of interest to members and to afford help and advice to members in the execution of their duties.

To disseminate amongst members information on all matters affecting them and to print, publish, issue and distribute such papers, periodicals, books, circulars and other literary undertakings as may seem conducive to any of these objectives.

To co-operate and liaise with relevant bodies concerned with the profession.

To promote the training and continuing professional development of those directly associated with the profession.

To support and protect the character, status and interests of the profession.

To aid with the promotion of Local Authority Building Control.