Building control body approved combustible materials because scrutinising them was too ‘time consuming’

By Tom Lowe2022-02-03T10:45:00

NHBC fire engineer admits the approach was a ‘dangerous mistake’

The UK’s largest and most influential building control body produced guidance allowing the use of combustible cladding on high rise buildings in order to reduce its workload, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.

John Lewis, a fire engineer at the National House Building Council (NHBC), told Wednesday’s hearing that checking every cladding system for non-compliance was too “time consuming”.

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