City Hall ‘wouldn’t rule out’ lowering second staircase threshold, deputy mayor says

By Tom Lowe2023-05-12T06:00:00

‘We have to be clear that safety comes first,’ London’s deputy mayor for housing says as list of major schemes made unviable by rule grows

London’s deputy mayor for housing has said City Hall would “certainly” not rule out lowering the threshold for second staircases in residential blocks in the capital.

Tom Copley told Building that he accepted that the requirement for additional stair cores in buildings above 30m had affected the viability of some schemes, but “we have to be clear that safety comes first”.

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