Source-cited, practitioner-grade analysis of Building Safety Act Gateway 2: what the Building Safety Regulator approves, why applications fail, and what delays really cost a development. Published by AxiomOrdo, the company behind Gate Zero.
Compare interest, standing costs and one-off costs using your own assumptions. Print a clear scenario summary.
Calculate a delay scenario →24 prompts to discuss with your project team. Get a printable list of the information you still need to chase.
Build your action list →A free Excel starter with 38 example rows, evidence references, owners and status dropdowns. Adapt it to your project.
Download the starter template →What Approval with Requirements means, when it is a legitimate programme tool versus a trap, and how to manage the requirements schedule after approval.
Read the article →BSR's 2026/27 charging scheme explained: the fixed fees, the £156/hour assessment time charge, and who pays.
Read the article →A dated review of BSR’s May–July 2026 figures: approval rates, median approval times and invalid or withdrawn applications, with source and cohort caveats.
Read the article →Planning Gateway 1 since August 2021: when a fire statement is required, what it must contain, the exemptions, and the Gateway 2 link.
Read the article →Full and partial completion certificates, what the application must contain, how BSR assesses it — and why Gateway 2 discipline decides Gateway 3 outcomes.
Read the article →BSR's change control regime after approval: notifiable vs major changes, the product substitution rule, and what every change submission must contain.
Read the article →The occupation-phase safety case report: contents, triggers, and why the Gateway 2 record decides the quality of the PAP's case.
Read the article →Building control approval for existing HRBs: exempt work, Category A vs Category B, the evidence duties, assumptions — and the emergency repairs route.
Read the article →What Gateway 2 is, what a valid application must contain, how the determination clock really works — and the latest official BSR approval data for 2026.
9 min readRead the article →Understanding refusal, invalidation and withdrawal, with seven areas for structured review before submission.
10 min readRead the article →Financing charges, standing time, abortive fees: the six cost components of a stalled approval, modelled on a £60m scheme.
8 min readRead the article →PAS 8671's four competence areas, the additional HRB thresholds, and the due-diligence trail that turns a competence declaration from formality into evidence.
10 min readRead the article →Golden thread duties begin at submission, not handover. What SI 2023/909 and SI 2024/41 require, and why your Gateway 2 pack is the cheapest golden thread you'll ever build.
9 min readRead the article →The CLC GN04 master schedule, row by row: mapping every document to the requirement it evidences — and running it as a live gap register before you submit.
9 min readRead the article →34 plain-English definitions: HRBs, dutyholders, the golden thread, change control, PAS 8671, SI 2023/909 and more.
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