Ernie J Spencer

FRICS C Build E FCABE, Hon LABC, Hon LDSA, Hon East Anglia LABC, Hon EBSA

CHARTERED SURVEYOR AND BUILDING ENGINEER

Committed to improving local authority Building Control since March 1965

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Pupil Building Inspector – Thurrock UDC – March 1965 until March 1967

Assistant Building Inspector – Dartford RDC – March 1967 until March 1968

Assistant Building Surveyor – LB Waltham Forest – March 1968 until March 1970

Building Surveyor – LB Redbridge – March 1970 until March 1973

Senior Building Surveyor – LB Redbridge – March 1973 until March 1977

Principal Building Surveyor – LB Redbridge – March 1977 until November 1977

Head of Building Control – LB Barking and Dagenham – November 1977 until August 1984

Lecturer in Building Law – North East London Polytechnic - January 1978 until June 1982

Examiner for the IAAS – July 1978 until July 1984

Examiner for the RIBA – 1980’s until the examination for Building Surveyors ended

Head of Building Control – Uttlesford DC – August 1984 until March 2007.

HONORARY ROLES

Assistant Secretary GLBSA – April 1978 until April 1979

Secretary GLBSA – April 1979 until August 1984

Chairman of EBSA – April 1991 until April 2000

Chairman of East Anglia DSA – April 1998 until April 2000

Editor of DSA Insite Magazine – 2003 - 2004

Charman of DSA Management Services Committee – June 1995 until June1997

Member of RICS Regional Board – Elected Chairman but had to resign before taking up the post due to work pressures. 2005 until 2008

Secretary of EBSA from 2008 until 2022

AWARDS

Honorary Member LABC - May 2022

Commitment Award - March 2025

President of DSA presentation in appreciation for Chairing the management services committee. Guildhall Art Gallery London 2002.

Honorary Member LDSA - February 1995

MAJOR PROJECTS

DAGENHAM HEATHWAY, SHOPPING MALL

In the 1970s, Dagenham Heathway saw plans approved in 1975 for a new indoor shopping mall, featuring a glass-covered rest area and 150 new homes, to redevelop the heart of the Becontree estate, which had been criticized for lacking a central hub since its creation in the 1920s and 30s. The development aimed to modernize the high street and included new car parking.

DIAMOND HANGAR, STANSTED AIRPORT

The Diamond Hangar at Stansted Airport was designed and built in 1989. It is a large aircraft servicing facility with a 107-meter clear-span roof, known for its diamond-shaped floor plan, and was originally constructed to accommodate two Boeing 747s or multiple Boeing 737s.

CURRENT PROJECT

To bring about change to the Building Notice Procedure to prevent the total abuse currently taking place. I have prepared a report that has been sent to the leadership at LABC, the Chairman of the East Anglia Region, last years President of LDSA, the relevant person at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government along with my MP, Sir James Cleverly. Sir James has visited me and promised to look at the matter. A copy of this report is available to download here.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

GLBSA – Greater London Building Surveyors Association. Now part of LDSA

LDSA – London District Surveyors Association

EBSA – Essex Building Surveyors Association

DSA – District Surveyors Association

IAAS – Incorporated Association of Architects and Engineers. Now CABE

CABE- Chartered Association of Building Engineers

LABC – Local authority Building Control. Was DSA

RICS – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RIBA – Royal Institution of British Architects