Submit building plans and reports

Information on submitting building plans, wall designs and faults and repairs for high-rise residential buildings following the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to provide information to fire and rescue services to assist them in planning for and responding to a fire in the building. A high-rise residential building is defined as a building containing two or more sets of domestic premises that is at least 18 metres tall or has at least seven storeys.

Building plans 

Regulation 6 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings in the Avon Fire and Rescue Service area – including South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset – to share up-to-date building places with Avon Fire and Rescue Service. The plans will be used by operational firefighters during an incident and need to be clear, simple and easy to use. 

Submit building plans

Building wall design 

Regulation 5 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to prepare a record of the design of the external walls and share it with Avon Fire and Rescue Service if the building is within the Service area, including South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.  

The responsible person is required to provide details of the materials used in wall construction as well as information on the level of risk of fire spread that the external wall structure poses, and any steps that have been taken to mitigate these risks. 

Submit building wall design

Faults and repairs 

Regulation 7 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to undertake monthly routine checks of specific fire safety equipment, including:  

The responsible person must take steps to rectify the faults with any of the above equipment. 

If it cannot be rectified in 24 hours, then the fault must be reported to the fire and rescue service, and you must be informed once the fault has been rectified.  

This information will help us by highlighting faults with equipment, which residents and firefighters may rely on for their safety so that it can be factored into our operational response. 

Report a fault or repair
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