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Gove to mandate second staircases in new buildings taller than 30m

By 2023-01-04T07:00:00

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Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade

The government has unveiled plans to force developers to put second staircases in all new housing blocks above 30m, marking a significant victory by fire safety campaigners in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

In a consultation issued in the dying hours before the Christmas break, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities proposed introducing a mandate for a second staircase on new blocks above 30m – around 10 storeys – in order to “make buildings safer”.

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