14 July 2026
Gateway 2 is recovering. Gateway 3 is where the next queue forms.
The Building Safety Regulator has broken the Gateway 2 backlog: 358 decisions at a 75% approval rate in the 12 weeks to 30 May 2026, down from a 43-week peak in October 2025. But the approved schemes are now completing on site, and Gateway 3 volume is rising from a base of just 16 applications.
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