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High Rise Flats: Construction

Commons · Question 123310 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2026

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Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog in Gateway 2 applications at the Building Safety Regulator and (b) how many Gateway 2 applications are outstanding f

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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...