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| Total BSR Gateway applications and decisions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Project type<\/td>\n | Applications<\/td>\n | Decisions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |||||||||||||||||||||
| <\/td>\n | Total<\/td>\n | Rejected<\/td>\n | Invalid\/ withdrawn<\/td>\n | Approved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | |||||||||||||||||||
| New build<\/td>\n | 193<\/span><\/td>\n | 64<\/span><\/td>\n | 17<\/span><\/td>\n | 32<\/span><\/td>\n | 15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Cladding remediation<\/td>\n | 236<\/span><\/td>\n | 49<\/span><\/td>\n | 19<\/span><\/td>\n | 2<\/span><\/td>\n | 28<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Other fire safety works<\/td>\n | 1679<\/span><\/td>\n | 976<\/span><\/td>\n | 106<\/span><\/td>\n | 575<\/span><\/td>\n | 295<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Total<\/td>\n | 2108<\/span><\/td>\n | 1089<\/span><\/td>\n | 142<\/span><\/td>\n | 609<\/span><\/td>\n | 338<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | That means billions of pounds worth of high-rise new builds and recladding schemes are effectively stuck in limbo.<\/p>\n BSR\u2019s active caseload has now soared to 1,019 schemes at the end of March 2025 \u2013 up a third from the end of last year as new submissions keep piling in.<\/p>\n In a statement accompanying the figures, the HSE said: \u201cWe acknowledge there are delays in processing applications and we continue to introduce improvements.<\/p>\n \u201cRecent recruitment activity is having a positive impact on productivity with the number of decisions doubling (month on month) overall since March.<\/p>\n \u201cSignificantly, the number of decisions made are now exceeding new applications received.<\/p>\n \u201cDedicated teams are now in place to process new-build and remediation applications, and we are introducing a new Innovation Unit which will focus on fast tracking new-build applications through the system.\u201d<\/p>\n Two weeks ago the government stepped in to take direct control of the Building Safety Regulator in a shake-up aimed at unblocking high-rise housing delays and restoring industry confidence.<\/p>\n Responsibility for the regulator is being stripped from the Health and Safety Executive and handed to a new arm\u2019s length agency under the housing ministry.<\/p>\n This will be run by two former London Fire Brigade commissioners.<\/p>\n New Innovation and Remediation Enforcement Units are being set up to fast-track the process for around 30,000 new homes in high-rise buildings BSR has received building control applications for.<\/p>\n More than 100 new staff will also be recruited to bolster the regulator\u2019s capacity, with in-house engineers and building inspectors helping to clear the backlog of stalled applications.<\/p>\n One developer told the Enquirer<\/em>: \u201cWe obviously welcome the planned changes to speed up the process. But there is a nagging feeling the transition may introduce yet more delay in the short term, which the industry can ill afford.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n |