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Guidance: Register a high-rise residential building

Health Safety Executive

April 12
09:30 2023

If youre the principal accountable person for a building, or the principal accountable person has authorised you to act for them, you can use this service to:

  • apply to register the building
  • continue an application you started previously

The principal accountable person is the person or organisation who owns or is accountable for the buildings safety.

If the building has more than one accountable person, the principal accountable person is the one who is accountable for the external walls and structure of the building.

Before you start

A high-rise residential structure has:

  • at least 7 floors or is at least 18 metres in height
  • at least 2 residential units

A high-rise residential building can contain one or more high-rise residential structures.

Apply to register 2 or more structures as a single building when theyre connected by either:

  • a walkway, lobby or basement, that contains a residential unit
  • an internal wall containing normal use doors

You must tell us the following information about the building:

  • the number of floors at or above ground level
  • its height in metres
  • the number of residential units
  • the year it was originally built
  • its address or addresses

If your building is made up of more than one high-rise residential structure, you must tell us that information for each structure.

Well also ask about the principal accountable person and any other accountable persons.

You must declare that all the information you have told us is correct.

To complete your application, you must pay 251 per building. You need to pay by credit or debit card.

Once youve started youll have until 30 September 2023 to complete your application.

After youve completed your application, well ask you for more detailed information about the structure and fire safety of the building. The information you give here will help you when you start to assess the buildings risks later, as part of your safety case.

You can save your application and return to it at any time.

You can use this service as many times as you need. But you can only give us information about one building at a time.

Start now

If you need help using this service

Contact us if you need help with your application to register a high-rise residential building.

Published 12 April 2023

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