Second staircase threshold to be lowered to 18m, says Gove

By Daniel Gayne2023-07-24T14:43:00

Government opting for stricter fire safety requirement after consulting on 30m rule in December

The government is planning to lower the threshold for second staircases in new residential blocks from 30m to 18m.

Housing secretary Michael Gove outlined the stricter mandate this morning as a response to a call from the housing sector for “coherence and certainty”.

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