Gateway 2 backlog swells again as developers race to beat levy

A rush to beat the building safety levy has sent the Gateway 2 queue climbing again, forcing the Building Safety Regulator to bolster teams and triage applications.
New build submissions nearly doubled in September, adding fresh pressure just as approval rates had improved and older cases were being cleared.
Schemes covering more than 40,000 homes now await decisions, with new build applications arriving twice as fast as BSR is determining them.The regulator has activated contingency plans to ha