The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has released new data on Gateway Two applications covering the period 6 October to 24 November 2025, showing continued progress in reducing the backlog and implementing improvements through the Innovation Unit.
Across all application types, 401 decisions were made during this period, bringing the total number of decisions to 578 since the end of August.
Gateway Two Application Progress
- Applications submitted under the previous Gateway Two model are now seeing a 73% approval rate, with many receiving approval subject to requirements.
- 54 legacy new-build applications remain in progress, and the BSR is prioritising meetings with regulatory partners to finalise the majority of these before the end of December.
- The Innovation Unit, established to accelerate processing times, is currently managing 73 of 167 live applications.
- Of the decisions made within the Innovation Unit’s 12-week service level agreement, 11 applications have been processed, although all were deemed invalid or rejected. FIS is engaging with the BSR to better understand the factors behind these outcomes.
Progress on National Remediation Programmes
Updated MHCLG data shows ongoing progress across remediation programmes for residential buildings over 11 metres in England, up to October 2025:
- 35% of the 5,570 identified buildings have now completed remediation works.
- A further 14% have work underway.
- Under the forthcoming Remediation Bill, landlords of buildings over 18 metres will be required to complete remediation by the end of 2029.
- Remediation of unsafe ACM cladding continues to advance, with 91% of the 513 affected buildings fully remediated.
FIS will continue to track these developments closely and keep members updated as the regulatory framework and Gateway processes evolve.