en.Wedoany.com Reported - The latest data from the UK Building Safety Regulator shows that in the 12 weeks ending May 1, Gateway 2 applications for high-rise buildings covering 12,299 homes were approved, as the regulator accelerated decision-making on both new high-rise projects and remediation schemes. During this period, the regulator made a total of 323 Gateway 2 decisions, with an overall approval rate of 71%.

The regulator's innovations division, which handles the most technically challenging high-rise building projects, saw 24 out of 33 decisions approved, representing a 73% approval rate. London remains the hub of activity, accounting for 62% of all Gateway 2 decisions, where the high-rise building innovations division also achieved a 100% approval rate. Acting Chief Executive Charlie Pugsley said: "We continue to see positive improvements in both the number of approvals and the speed of decision-making for new build and existing building remediation cases."

On the remediation front, the backlog situation has eased. Legacy high-rise building remediation applications dating back to 2024 have been reduced from 42 at the start of the year to 20, with another dozen or so expected to be determined by mid-May. The regulator's "batch processing" approach sends batches of applications to external expert assessors, with the current median assessment turnaround time around four weeks, and the median time from dispatch to final determination for new build Gateway 2 decisions standing at nine weeks.

Eight long-term projects remain classified as "complex new builds," six of which are in London and two in the South West, involving significant technical challenges for high-rise buildings and are currently managed individually by specialist client managers.

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