A new requirement for Fire Statements to be submitted with
certain planning applications for high rise residential buildings
and for the HSE to be consulted on such applications is intended to
take effect from 1 August 2021.
The Building Safety Bill ("the Bill") that was
published last year and introduced to parliament in this week's
Queen's speech will make substantial reforms to the UK's
building and fire safety regime.
Amongst other aspects, it will create a new 'Gateway'
regime to ensure that fire safety risks are considered at each
stage of a building's design and construction.
The first 'Gateway' applies at the planning stage and
will affect certain planning applications by imposing new mandatory
requirements to ensure that fire safety is considered early on in
the development process.
