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A leading figure at the 好色先生TV Safety Regulator has confirmed high-rise residential blocks will not always need to have a complete design in order to receive building control approval.

Under new rules coming fully into force in April, designs will have to receive building control approval at gateway two 鈥� a 鈥渉ard stop鈥� which replaces the deposit of plans stage in the current regime.

The BSR has said previously that the application must contain 鈥渟ufficient information to show that the building will satisfy all applicable building regulations鈥�.

This has been widely interpreted to mean a full design must be submitted at the pre-construction gateway two stage in order to receive building control approval allowing work to start.

But Neil Hope-Collins, the operational policy lead for higher-risk building control authority at the 好色先生TV Safety Regulator, told a webinar: 鈥淭here will legitimately be parts of the design where it is not reasonable to expect the full detail of the outset.鈥�

He said the regulator will still require more information about the design of the building than under the previous building control regime and added: 鈥淭here are bits that you legitimately can鈥檛 have the detail for yet because that鈥檚 six years down the line.

鈥淭he standards, the contractors, may change. Technology may move on. You don鈥檛 know how that bit of the hole is going to be filled.鈥�

The comments have been interpreted as a shift by the regulator. Adam Hopkins, senior technical manager at housing association Peabody, said: 鈥淭his appears to contrast with the messaging to date, and the notion that the design must be 鈥榓ll but complete鈥� at gateway two.

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鈥淥ver the past months and years, I鈥檝e participated in and observed conversations between professionals where the debate is about how all this work will get completed before gateway two.

鈥淚f the messaging hasn鈥檛 changed, then how has the industry managed to so radically misinterpret the expectations of the regulator?鈥�

Iain McIlwee, chief executive of trade body Finishes and Interiors Sector, said the BSR鈥檚 comments signalled 鈥渁 worrying watering down of the interpretation of regulation鈥�.

And Jon Pagan, head of technical at fire safety consultant Kiwa, said the reaction to the BSR comments 鈥渆mphasises one of the main problems that we have with the new gateway process - the lack of clarity on fundamental aspects of it鈥�.

But others in the industry welcomed the clarity on the flexibility provided. Andrew Mellor, partner at architect PRP, told 好色先生TV the 鈥渘ew approach鈥� set out by Hope-Collins is 鈥渢he only sensible approach and will be very welcomed by the industry鈥�.

A spokesperson for the BSR said the regulator鈥檚 messaging has been consistent throughout and said the legislation allows building control applications to be 鈥榓pproved with requirements鈥�, which can include a direction to provide specified plans or documents by a specified date.

She said: 鈥淭he consistent message from BSR has been that there should be sufficient detail for the regulator to be assured that if built the design will satisfy all applicable requirements of building regulations.

鈥淭his recognises that there could be details and areas of design that it was not reasonable for a client to provide at the initial point of application.鈥�

The new regime applies to 鈥渉igher-risk buildings鈥� 鈥� defined as being at least 18m in height or have at least seven storeys and two residential units.