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LOCAL LAND CHARGES
During the year 14,791 Local Land Charge enquiries have been referred
to the Department by the Town Clerk and, in each case, a detailed investigation
is carried out to ensure that the prospective purchaser of any property is
made aware of whatever legal requirements may have been imposed by the
Department currently, or which may apply to the property at some future date.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Planning applications relating to new developments or the alteration of
existing buildings are subjected to detailed scrutiny by the appropriate
technical staff to ensure that the extensive and varied legislation administered
by the Department is applied to the proposed development. Applicants
are advised of the legal requirements applicable to the development and,
during the year, the staff concerned have spent a considerable time examining
and reporting upon the 4,571 plans submitted for approval.
DISINFECTION
The Borough Disinfecting Station is situated at Factory Lane. Two
steam disinfectors are in use supplied with steam from a gas fired boiler
within the Station.
The following articles were disinfected during the year:-
By Steam 8,699 articles
By Formalin Gas 179 articles
Total 8,878 articles
Disinfection of bedding and upholstered articles is carried out for
traders, who deliver them to, and collect them from, the station. For this
service a charge is made.
Disinfection was carried out after infectious or contagious diseases
as follows:—
73 rooms, hospital wards, clinics etc.
On request disinfection was also carried out for conditions other than
notifiable infectious diseases and for which a charge is made. During the
year £34.50 was paid for such services.
1,700 items of home nursing equipment were disinfected.