All High rise articles
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NewsGrenfell Tower final report delayed for the third time
The report will not be published before the seventh anniversary of the fire, as originally hoped
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NewsMore than 1,600 tower blocks have a ‘life-critical’ fire safety defect, says RSH
Three-quarters of buildings with defects are expected to be remediated in the next five years
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NewsBirmingham council considers tower plan to replace brutalist Ringway centre
Corstorphine & Wright proposals would replace landmark with three blocks up to 56 storeys in height
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NewsThe Housing Forum calls for talks with Gove over second staircase ‘hiatus’
Body says decision to reduce height of second staircase mandate to 18m risks “significantly reducing” housing supply
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NewsHines submits plans for Blackfriars towers
Mixed use scheme includes 400 homes in two towers of up to 40 storeys
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NewsRenaker submits plans for tallest residential tower outside London
71-storey scheme is latest addition to developer’s tower cluster in Manchester
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NewsHill to redesign four major schemes due to second staircase rule
Housebuilder to delay schemes totalling more than 2,500 homes
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NewsBirmingham council gives permission for 53-storey build-to-rent tower
Approval of £360m mixed use Curzon Wharf project paves way for city’s tallest building
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator boss steps down days after launch of new regime
Peter Baker led Building Safety Regulator since 2021
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NewsGalliard latest developer to sign cladding remediation contract
London developer criticised by Gove last month says it ’operates ethically’ and ‘champions integrity’
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NewsConstruction bodies call on Gove to lower second staircase threshold to 18m
The RIBA also says all existing blocks above 18m with single staircases should be refurbished with evacuation lifts
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NewsTottenham Hotspur’s resi tower plans approved on appeal
Planning inspector overturns local council’s rejection of 867-home proposal
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NewsGovernment criticised for confusion over advice on stairwells in high rises
Riba says new circular provides no certainty over which flat blocks will need more than one staircase
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CommentWhat are the key lessons from Hyde cladding judgment?
Last month’s victory for Hyde subsidiary, Martlet Homes, over contractor Mulalley, has big implications for organisations grappling with post-Grenfell fire safety rememdiation work, writes Tim Hillier
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NewsFire safety guidance change will ‘fundamentally’ reduce repair costs
Ballymore boss says the withdrawal of the Consolidated Advice Note set to significantly reduce scope of works
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NewsImperial College plans 50-storey resi towers at Old Oak
West London residential scheme will include 1,325 homes
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NewsCall for build to rent exemption as Treasury publishes £2bn developer tax details
British Property Federation argues rental landlords are already facing full cost of post-Grenfell fire safety repairs themselves
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NewsU&I’s 36-storey Greenwich peninsula tower scheme approved despite MP’s objection
The £800m Morden Wharf development is designed to deliver 1,500 homes in total across 12 buildings
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NewsUrbanest’s 48-storey Canary Wharf tower scheme approved
Apt’s three-block development could become the largest passivhaus scheme in Europe
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NewsCanary Wharf unveils plans for 55-storey resi tower
Canary Wharf Group has unveiled plans for a new residential tower of 55 storeys on a vacant plot in the Isle of Dogs business district. The Park Place scheme, designed by Skidmore, Owings Merrill (SOM), will consist of 624 homes for rent managed through Canary Wharf’s rental ...