Union Square, Newcastle, achieves Gateway 3 approval

Union Square, Newcastle, has successfully achieved Gateway 3 approval from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) – an important milestone for the project, marking the successful completion of the Building Safety Act Gateway process.

As Principal Designer, we played a key role in coordinating the design, technical information and regulatory submission required to demonstrate compliance with Building Regulations and satisfy the requirements of the Building Safety Act.

Secured in approximately six weeks, the approval reflects the quality of the submission and the close collaboration across the project team. The BSR representative overseeing the application commented: “I am really pleased to get the application through in less than the standard time frame, but I think it does go to show that it was a thorough application which raised no issues for the review.”

Building on the earlier Gateway 2 approval, this is a great endorsement of the team’s collaborative approach, technical coordination and commitment to navigating the evolving building safety regime.