The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) made 323 Gateway 2 decisions in the 12 weeks to 1 May 2026, approving 71% of applications, according to its latest building control update. Around 62% of all decisions related to projects in London.

During the period, applications covering 17,046 residential units were determined, including approvals for 12,299 homes. A further 36,984 residential units remain within live cases. BSR also received new applications covering up to 17,626 residential units over the same timeframe.

BSR’s Innovation Unit, which oversees more complex higher-risk building applications, made 33 decisions during the period and approved 24 applications, representing a 73% approval rate. Fourteen of the approved applications were for London-based projects, with all Innovation Unit decisions in London approved during the reporting period.

The regulator said the Innovation Unit has now issued 33 approvals in total, with a median approval time of 22 weeks. The unit is currently managing 143 live applications covering approximately 27,900 residential units.

Gateway 2 approvals continue to rise

BSR also published updated figures relating to remediation applications. Legacy remediation cases submitted in 2024 have reduced to 20, down from 42 at the start of 2026, with a further 12 applications expected to be determined by mid-May. The regulator said remediation approval rates are approaching its 2026 target of 65%.

Under BSR’s batching process, where applications are grouped for external assessment, the median time from issue to supplier through to receipt of a full assessment was four weeks across new build, remediation and refurbishment categories.

To date, 254 new build cases, 408 remediation cases and 758 refurbishment cases have been processed through batching. Median times from issue to supplier through to decision were nine weeks for new build applications, 10 weeks for remediation cases and 11 weeks for refurbishment cases.

BSR said the number of long-term legacy cases has reduced to eight, with these being managed separately as complex cases.

The number of transitional cases has increased to 43 following BSR’s takeover of higher-risk building projects previously overseen by Assent Building Control after the company ceased trading in November 2025.

Charlie Pugsley, acting chief executive officer of BSR, said the regulator was continuing to process new build and remediation applications while maintaining building safety requirements.

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