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Submitting building plans

Regulation 6 of The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 makes it a legal requirement for responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings in England to draw up and share electronically up-to-date building plans identifying the location of key fire-fighting equipment with their local fire and rescue services. 

What are the Fire Safety (England) Regulations?

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations came into place in January 2023, following the Grenfell Tower Enquiry, and place increased Fire Safety requirements upon Responsible Persons.

Three of the Regulations require the Responsible Persons of taller residential buildings to provide fire services with:

  1. Plans of their building which contain specific Fire Safety information
  2. Details of the design of the external wall system of their buildings
  3. Details of any faults to essential Fire Fighting equipment within their building which will not be resolved in 24hrs (e.g. a dry riser)

You must prepare a single-page building plan, which shows the following:

  • The environs of the building (e.g. the building and its immediate surroundings) 
  • Details of the use of the building, for example for commercial or residential purposes 
  • Access for fire and rescue appliances 
  • The dimensions of the building information on the number of storeys of the building and the number of basement levels (if any) 
  • Information regarding the presence of maisonettes or scissor section flats 
  • Inlets for dry rising mains 
  • Inlets for wet rising mains 
  • The location of shut-off controls for any sprinkler systems 
  • Access points for the building 
  • The location of the secure information box 
  • The location of the central controls for any smoke control system 
  • The location of any firefighting shaft 
  • The location of main stairways in the building 
  • The location of the controls for any evacuation alert system 

The Fire Industry Association, in conjunction with the National Fire Chiefs Council has produced a guidance document which outlines how plans should be presented to the Fire & Rescue Service.

You must place a hard copy of the floor plans and the building plan in the secure information box. In addition, you must provide the local fire and rescue service with a copy of these plans by electronic means.

For further support, advice and guidance from NFRS, please visit our Contact Us page to find your local team who will be able to assist with this process.