Nine in Ten Gateway 2 Applications Approved

The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) latest data for the 12-week rolling period to 1 November 2026 shows overall gateway 2 application approvals rose to 92%, with 19,409 residential units clearing the gateway.

Over the same period, new higher-risk buildings (HRB) and conversion approvals stood at 95% nationally and 97% in London, while existing building remediation approvals climbed to 93% nationally and to 98% in London.

In other areas, BSR’s approval rates rose similarly. Existing building remediation approvals stood at 93% (113 approvals), significantly exceeding historical performance levels and equating to 9,956 units. In London, approvals reached 98% (4,881 units).

Approvals for NHS healthcare applications reached 86% nationally with 18 approvals from 21 decisions and a median determination time of 20 weeks.

New Build

Over the latest rolling period, BSR made 42 decisions on new build projects, approving 95% of applications (40 approvals) with a median approval time of 20 weeks.

These approved schemes represent 9,453 new residential units. In November 2025, overall remediation decision times stood at 44 weeks with an approval rate of 32%, highlighting substantial progress.

Data shows an increasing number of new-build projects progressing through gateway 2, with 24,689 homes under construction and a further 24, 833 approved, but yet to start on site.

Most new-build activity continues to take place in London, which accounted for 30 of 42 national decisions made.

BSR approved 29 of these 30 projects in London. This represents an approval rate of 97% in the capital and unlocked 6,733 residential units.

Nationally, BSR is managing 183 live new-build and conversion applications (39,843 units).

Remediation

BSR determined 122 remediation applications over the rolling period, approving 113 projects (93% approval rate) representing 9,956 residential units.

In London, regional remediation approvals reached 98% (55 approved from 56 decisions), unlocking 4,881 units.

Nationally, BSR is managing 292 active remediation cases, representing 23,479 residential units (171 in London, representing 13,180 units).

Refurbishments & Early Gateway 3 Indicators

Category A and B internal refurbishments accounted for 218 decisions over the 12-week period. This represents 54% of all gateway 2 decisions nationally and 63% in London.

BSR recorded a 91% national approval rate (199 approvals from 218 decisions) with a median determination time of 30 weeks.

In London, approvals reached 92% (151 approvals from 164 decisions) with a 32-week median determination time for refurbishments. BSR says plans are also underway to increase resourcing and drive improvements for internal refurbishments in the coming months.

New applications were received at an average rate of 39 per week (470 total). BSR is currently overseeing 1,116 active internal refurbishment cases nationally (751 in London).

At gateway 3, no new-build projects passing gateway 2 have reached final assessment. Active gateway 3 cases stand at 138 for internal works, 16 for NHS works and 10 for external remediation.

Continued Momentum

Charlie Pugsley, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Building Safety Regulator, said: “Our latest data reflects continued momentum and growing maturity across the regulatory regime.

“Overall gateway 2 approvals have reached 92%, unlocking 19,409 residential units, with remediation approvals climbing to 93% nationally and 98% in London.

“While we continue to streamline determination times for high-quality applications, safe homes require high-quality applications and robust but proportionate regulation.

“Through our expanding site inspection programme and multi-disciplinary workforce, we are focussed on ensuring adherence to approved designs during construction.

“Coupled with our structured handling of the recent pre-levy surge, BSR is determined to maintain rigorous scrutiny at every stage.

“Our core objective remains unchanged – driving accountability across the sector to guarantee that residents are safe, and feel safe, in their homes.”

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