Thursday, 22 July 2021, 11:50 am Stratford District Council has recently developed guidelines for compliance with the foundation bearing requirements of NZS3604 for the construction of Timber Framed buildings in the Stratford District. The guidelines which are available on Council’s website have been produced in response to recent building inspections that raised concerns about soil condition reporting as well as foundation design and construction. This situation has been exacerbated by an increase in building activity and increasing land prices leading to the development of land previously seen as too challenging to build on. Chief Executive Sven Hanne says, “Stratford is in a high rainfall area with