Gateway 2 approval times improve to 20 weeks

Gateway 2 approval times for new high-rise buildings and conversions have fallen to 20 weeks as applications plunged following the rush to beat the Building Safety Levy.
New submissions dropped from 64 in September to just six in October after the levy came into force on 1 October. BSR believes the fall reflects a dip following the pre-levy surge.
The rush had forced the regulator to bolster teams and triage applications as incoming schemes outpaced decisions.Latest figures for the 12 weeks to 1