Nearly half of new build gateway 2 cases now handled by Building Safety Regulator’s innovation unit

By Daniel Gayne2025-11-27T12:47:00

First approvals under new model expected ‘shortly’ but won’t immediately meet 12-weeks target, group admits

Nearly half of the live caseload for gateway two new build is being handled under the Building Safety Regulator’s new model for deciding cases.

The regulator (BSR) introduced a new case-handling procedure, which it named its innovation unit, after the previous multi-disciplinary team model was blamed for long delays in building approvals.

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