Government warns architects over residential towers with single staircases

By Joey Gardiner2022-08-26T06:00:00

Source: Morris & Co / Ballymore

Letter from communities department says designers need to use fire engineer assessments to prove very tall buildings are safe

The government has advised designers of new homes not to build tall flat blocks with a single stairwell without undertaking detailed fire assessments.

A senior official at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) this week wrote to local authorities and building control bodies to say that some architects appeared to be “selectively reading” building regulations guidance to justify designing very tall buildings with just a single stairwell.

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