340 decisions were made across all valid Gateway Two applications with an approval rate of 82% according to the latest Building Safety Regulator data for the period 11 May to 1 August 2026. However, 300 applications (47% of the total received) were deemed invalid or withdrawn in the same period. For the first time, NHS applications – covering a range of hospital building work from maintenance to new facilities – have been reported on separately.
|
Decisions |
Approval Rate |
Median Approval Time |
Invalid/ |
|
|
New Build |
45 |
91% |
22 weeks |
15 |
|
Category A & B |
166 |
77% |
32 weeks |
257 |
|
Remediation |
110 |
85% |
34 weeks |
19 |
|
NHS |
19 |
84% |
24 weeks |
9 |
|
Total |
340 |
82% |
N/A |
300 |
This month marks a year since the establishment of the Innovation Unit, which has determined a total of 102 new build applications in that time. 75% have been approved or approved with requirements, with the median approval time reducing from 43 weeks to 22 weeks over the last year.
The BSR has provided its first data on ‘major change’ requests. Of the 181 live major change requests, 42% are new build, 33% are Category A and B, 12% are remediation, 12% are NHS, and 1% are transitional projects. New build change requests are currently taking on average seven weeks to close, against the statutory target of six weeks.
The BSR also received 45 Gateway Three applications during the last 12 weeks. There were 29 decisions made in an average time of 16 weeks with an approval rate of 72%. No new build projects that have been through Gateway Two have yet reached Gateway Three.