Up to 125,000 planned London homes face major delays due to two staircase rule

By Matilda Battersby 2023-05-12T13:24:00

Analysis by LSH and Connells says fire safety rules for high-rises could ’completely mothball’ nearly 250 schemes

New fire safety regulations for high-rise buildings in London mean plans to build almost 125,000 homes may be scrapped, according to consultants Lambert Smith Hampton and Connells.

A pipeline of 243 buildings in planning with the potential for providing 123,632 homes in the capital may be returned to the drawing board or abandoned, the analysis by LSH and Connells suggests. It said the schemes were “under threat of significant delay, or even being completely mothballed” because of the new rules.

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