Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 123471

Buildings: Safety

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 8 April 2026

Question

Darren Paffey

LabourSouthampton Itchen

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish details of the new batching model being trialled by the Building Safety Regulator to reduce the length of time taken to assess building control applications, i

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) publishes monthly data on Building Control Approval applications, including progress on the batching pilot launched in September 2025. Latest data, published in February 2026, showed average approval times for new cases...

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