Remediation works on 1,088 of the 4,374 buildings identified in England with dangerous cladding have now been completed, according to the DLUHC
Of the 4,374 buildings identified as needing remediation works by the end of May 2024, nearly a quarter have now had the dangerous cladding rectified.
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, which was aggravated by the presence of aluminium composite material cladding (ACM) and killed 72 people, the latest update from the DLUHC shows that nearly half of the buildings requiring remediation(2,308) are yet to start work.
Buildings in the remediation scheme are at least 11 metres tall
Buildings with ACM has been prioritised in the remediation works, with 436 of the 498 buildings in England now fully remediated.
But works on 11 of these buildings with ACM have not even begun, according to the DLUHC data. One building was only found to require remediation works in May, one is unoccupied and seven others have start dates set.
978 repairs projects are ongoing. Overall, 47% (2,066) buildings have completed or at least started remediation works- double the number in May 2023.
Private owners have committed to £3.2bn of remediation works
Local authorities have also taken enforcement action against the owners of 310 buildings who were not taking action swiftly enough.
Private developers have now committed to remediate or pay for the works of 1,529 high-rise buildings with fire safety defects that pose life threatening risk, both cladding and non-cladding related.
23% of these repairs are complete, with a further 24% (371 buildings) yet to start remediation works, although plans are in place.
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