BUILDING SAFETY | PLANNING GATEWAYS departures from fire standards but we do require evidence at planning stage to back up any departure from them to demonstrate equivalence with fire standards in terms of level of fire safety thats being offered. Although half of applications have raised concerns, Wilson believes this may be something of a wake-up call. The industrys becoming more aware of us. I think the initial impression given of us may have been that we were going to provide a light-touch regime, and we would only comment on issues like cladding and fire service access. The reality is that weve been applying the fire standards in the way the industry has not been used to. Were giving it an indication now of what a more stringent regime is going to look and feel like in the future. Wilson says the BSR can help by offering preapplication advice and communicating information generally at Planning Gateway One. He hopes this will ultimately raise standards. When Gateway Two and Three start up, they will be in a better position, certainly in terms of builds that have come through Gateway One, to apply their parts of the regime. CJ For more details on the HSEs pre-application advice service, visit bit.ly/CJJul22PG1 To get updates on developments with the BSR, sign up to the THE NEW BUILDING CONTROL REGIME While the focus may be on its role in the oversight of high-rise buildings, the BSR-led regime covers all building work that requires building control approval whether through a building notice or full deposit of plans, while the BSR will set standards for building control officers. It will have oversight of enforcement of Building Regulations, with potential criminal sanctions in the worst cases. As such, local authority building control surveyors will form part of the regulators multidisciplinary team alongside HSE inspectors and fire service officers. These teams will work together to regulate new buildings and refurbishments and will have a significant role in assessing and certifying the 12,500 existing high-rise buildings in England covered under the new legislation. The HSEs operational timetable to prepare the new building safety framework indicates that new buildings, where work starts on or after 1 April 2023, must follow the gateway approval process during design and construction introduced under the new regime. Existing higher-risk buildings will have to be registered between then and October 2023. New buildings where work is already under way before 1 April 2023 must be registered on occupation. From April 2024, the BSR is scheduled to start calling in buildings for assessment and issuing building certificates. Everyone who works in the building control profession, whether public or private sector, will be required to join the new building inspector and building control approver registers, which open in April 2024, if they want to continue to practise. The registration deadline for this will be October 2024. e-bulletin at bit.ly/CJJul22GP2 WEBINAR NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND Upfurbishment Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures shares knowledge to help create a safer built environment. This information is freely available to read on the CROSS website covering and . Sign up to CROSS and youll receive regular Newsletters and updates on emerging safety issues. designing new pump technology into older spaces WATCH NOW : bit.ly/cibsegrundfos Brought to you by: SCAN ME Visit www.cross-safety.org or scan the QR code to nd out more 44 July 2022 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE July 22 pp41-44 Building Safety.indd 44 24/06/2022 15:26