Social Rented Housing: Construction
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage the Building Safety Regulator to provide a timeline for decision on the 338 social homes intended for the former Bermondsey Biscuit Factory development site.
Answered by Samantha Dixon
The Building Safety Regulator has received three Building Control Applications for new higher risk buildings to be built on the Biscuit Factory site. Progress on each application is set out in the following table. Please note that assessment of applications is a dynamic process, and timetables can change dependent on the information provided by the applicant:
Application Name | Application Number | Current status | Number of homes | When decision is expected |
Block OPQ | BCA03545Z1N7 | Statutory fire consultation has completed. Final stages of assessment underway | 187 over 14 floors | November 2025 |
Block W | BCA04254L1T8 | Assessment is continuing. Statutory fire consultation will start once all fire matters within the application have been resolved | 69 over 18 floors | January 2026 |
Block V | BCA05762F2G7 | Assessment is continuing. Statutory fire consultation will start once all fire matters within the application have been resolved | 82 over 10 floors | January 2026 |
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