Written questions

Buildings: Safety

Commons · Question 123471 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish details of the new batching model being trialled by the Building Safety Regulator to reduce the length of time taken to assess building control applications, i

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 8 Apr 2026

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) publishes monthly data on Building Control Approval applications, including progress on the batching pilot launched in September 2025. Latest data, published in February 2026, showed average approval times for new cases...