Meet the team

Paul Willmore is a Chartered Building Control Surveyor with a degree in Building Surveying and 30 years experience in the industry. He has always lived and worked in Harrogate, with over 20 years experience in Local Authority Building Control, progressing from trainee to acting Chief Building Control Officer at Harrogate Borough Council. He has experience of many properties in and around Harrogate with great knowledge of the local area. In 2012 he and Paul Sessford created the Private Sector Building Control company “Ask Building Control Ltd” which continues to grow from strength to strength.

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Paul Sessford is a qualified Building Control Surveyor with an honours degree in Building Control Surveying and 30 years experience in the industry. He has always lived in Silsden and has worked in Harrogate for the last 20 years, including 12 years experience at Harrogate Borough Council as an Area Building Control Surveyor. Prior to working at HBC Paul gained valuable practical experience from working in the industry as a qualified and respected tradesperson. He has great local knowledge of Harrogate and the surrounding areas. In 2012 he created the Private Sector Building Control company “Ask Building Control Ltd” alongside Paul Willmore.

● See Paul Sessford’s LinkedIn profile here

John Norfolk is a fully qualified Chartered Building Control Surveyor. He joined the Ask Building Control team in 2021 after it was acquired by C80 Group.