Higher-risk buildings in design and construction Gateways Planning Gateway one
Planning Gateway one introduces a number of new requirements in the planning system by amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). These ensure that fire safety matters as they relate to land use planning are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a high-rise residential building. This description is provided here for information purposes only; this Act contains no provisions in relation to this stage.
	Planning Gateway one:
involves the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) being a statutory consultee before permission is granted for development which involves or is likely to involve a high-rise residential building in certain circumstances;
requires relevant applications for planning permission to include a fire statement (on a form published by the Secretary of State, or one to substantially the same effect) to ensure applicants have considered fire safety issues as they relate to land use planning matters (for instance layout and access); and
helps inform effective decision-making by local planning authorities (or the Secretary of State as the case may be) so that those decisions and the actions that flow from them properly reflect and respond to the needs of the local community.