Tag: BSR
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Proposed safety reforms signal move to single construction regulator
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Image: Feverpitched | Dreamstime.com The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed it will introduce primary legislation to regulate the fire engineering profession, aimed at strengthening public safety and raising professional accountability. The government has concurrently published its plans for a single construction regulator, which complements the fire engineering proposals by placing them within a wider…
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‘Unacceptable’ BSR delays threaten 1.5m homes target
Delays caused by the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes are leaving residents in unsafe buildings and increasing costs for leaseholders, a cross-party House of Lords committee has warned. The Industry and Regulators Committee’s report, The Building Safety Regulator: Building a better regulator, published today (11 December), also warns that the delays mean the government is…
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BSR ‘cautiously optimistic’ amid Gateway 2 progress
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has reported its highest monthly volume of Gateway 2 determinations to date, marking a significant acceleration in high-rise residential building control activity. According to the latest update, a record 272 decisions were made in October, with London accounting for 76% of all determinations. Overall, 73% of determinations during October were…
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Building Safety Regulator to exit HSE in January
Building safety minister, Samantha Dixon, said that the new arrangement would “strengthen lines of accountability and give a dedicated focus to BSR operations, and is an important first step towards establishing a single construction regulator, the lead recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Building Safety Regulator to exit HSE in January
Building safety minister, Samantha Dixon, said that the new arrangement would “strengthen lines of accountability and give a dedicated focus to BSR operations, and is an important first step towards establishing a single construction regulator, the lead recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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New measures announced to tackle London’s housing crisis
Emergency interventions to unlock housebuilding in the capital have been set out by the housing secretary and mayor of London. The measures, which are subject to consultation, aim to fast-track the planning process for sites with at least 20% affordable housing. According to a government statement, the proposed measures will “tackle squeezed viability, including the…
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Gateway 2 bottleneck set to be clear by January
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has released its October update on Gateway 2 building approval applications. In the report, BSR confirmed that it will work through the backlog of applications by January 2026. The BSR’s newly-established innovation unit (IU) now handles 27 of the new‑build applications – comprising 6,192 housing units – and is achieving the mandated 12‑week…
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Increase homebuilding target to 4m over next decade, CLC co-chair tells MPs
The government should go beyond its 1.5 million new homes target and aim for four million units within the next decade, the co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has told MPs. Mark Reynolds made the suggestion during a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee evidence session with industry experts on construction’s capacity to meet…