Gateway programme calculator
Enter a Gateway 2 submission date and a construction period, and see every regulatory milestone through to the day people can lawfully move in. It uses the statutory determination periods and the BSR's recent published medians, so you can compare the optimistic plan with the realistic one.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much regulatory time should a higher-risk building programme carry?
- Plan for the Gateway 2 determination, five working days notice before starting, then at Gateway 3 an eight week determination from a valid application plus a final inspection and registration. On recent published medians that is roughly five to six months of regulatory time across the project, before any rejection or change control stoppage.
- Should I plan against the statutory clock or the real one?
- The real one. The statutory determination is 12 weeks for new builds and 8 weeks for work to existing higher-risk buildings, while BSR's latest new-build and conversion data reported a 22-week median. Planning only against the statutory minimum leaves no allowance for current performance.
- Why is there a gap between finishing and occupation?
- Because practical completion no longer permits occupation on a higher-risk building. The Gateway 3 certificate and registration both have to be in place first, and who carries the cost of that gap is now a live contract negotiation.
Before you submit, work through the Gateway 2 checklist. For the occupation gap and who pays for it, read practical completion versus Gateway 3.