Berkeley to focus on low-rise schemes if single staircase ban in towers goes ahead

By Tom Lowe2023-03-16T07:00:00

Developer says fire safety rules will put high rise schemes awaiting planning “back to square one”

Berkeley has said it will no longer focus on tower schemes and build more low-rise developments in future if the government’s proposed ban on single staircases in blocks above 30m goes ahead.

Plans for towers which require a second staircase will be “briefed out” in favour of lower buildings with a larger footprint, the developer’s divisional managing director Brian McKenzie told Building.

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