Originally announced in November 2022, the scheme is now open to all buildings between 11-18 metres in height – referenced as medium-rise buildings.Īny buildings over 18 metres have been able to apply for the pre-existing Building Safety Fund already. In addition, Gove also opened the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) to all eligible buildings to help address fire risks associated with cladding on residential buildings.
However, Grenfell highlighted concerns that there is no guarantee that every building is properly built and maintained, while residents are more likely to seek evacuation since the events of June 2017.įor those buildings already in process that might fall under this scope, DLUHC has said it will work with industry and regulators to “design transitional arrangements” to avoid delays. Single staircases have been common practice in England, with the intention to work alongside a ‘stay put’ policy of evacuation in the incident of a fire. The subject of mandating second staircases within tall buildings in England has come under much scrutiny, particularly in the years following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.
Earlier this year, the Government opened a consultation asking industry whether second staircases should be mandated on buildings over 30 metres – it appears the result is to go a step further. The announcement follows confirmation from expert bodies that they support this threshold, the Secretary of State explained. Within the speech, Gove confirmed his attention to mandate second staircases in all new residential buildings above 18 metres high. The first looks to cater for a debate that has raged for several years, regarding secondary staircases in tall buildings. Referencing the “progress” already made by the “landmark” Building Safety Act 2022, Gove outlined two additional measures that will be of interest to the fire and building safety industry.
INSPECTOR WHO SCRUTINY SAID TOWER APPEARED FULL
You can read the full speech on the gov.uk website, here >īuilding safety – Second staircases and Cladding Safety Scheme “We shape buildings, Winston Churchill argued, and they shape us.” Mr Gove opened his speech with a quote that many who have suffered from the building safety crisis in the last six years will no doubt agree with.Īnd, though much of his speech outlining his long-term strategy for housing focused on regeneration projects, inner-city densification and housing delivery, building safety reform remains on the agenda. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for DLUHC
0 kommentar(er)
