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Buildings: Insulation

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How many of those buildings have begun on‑site remediation?

37 applications

How many of those buildings have completed remediation?

0

What the current end‑to‑end process times are from eligibility assessment to works starting

Current estimations suggest that a high-rise building should take c2 years from approval and receiving PTS to works starting on site. This includes appointing project teams, procuring contractors, the full up-front designs, sign off of full proposed works and costs, and navigating the building regulator to complete the Gateway two (currently 33 weeks). This is significantly quicker than the predecessor programme, where the buildings had been delayed for several years without progress. On receipt of these buildings from the Building Safety Fund (BSF) significant re-work and engagement was made to understand delays and structure the applications for success.

What operational steps are being taken to accelerate progress toward the Government’s stated goal of completing 18 metre building remediation by 2029?

Over 200 buildings have transferred from the BSF to the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) to benefit from the CSS’ end to end system and processes. The CSS programme has met with all the project teams and carried out capability and capacity assessments.

Many of the buildings have had significant intervention by the CSS to remove barriers and perceived blockers to delivery. The CSS has also aimed to support residents and leaseholders with the new accelerated plans, acknowledging the failures of past programmes to gain traction but enabling progress within the CSS.

Of the 200 buildings, all have entered into grant funding agreements and have had their funding reviewed and monies validated. Tendering works is now underway for all buildings, with teams either preparing the final elements of their Gateways 2s or waiting for decisions from the BSR.

138 GW2 applications have been made, with 57 approved, the average for approval is 237 days by the regulator. The CSS has worked with buildings owners, agents and leaseholders to understand the past delivery and technical issues and push past the barriers quickly to get the progress that those who live in these buildings deserve. In under two years of accepting these buildings many buildings are now moving to site. The CSS uses pace assumptions to target activity where pace is slower than anticipated.

The CSS work very closely with the sector and the BSR to share pipeline and performance data to support resource planning and unlock strategic delivery blockers to support the shared aim of delivering against published RAP targets.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

11303

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Buildings Insulation Repairs and maintenance Cladding safety scheme Building Safety Fund

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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