Foreshore - building safety

Latest update - 24 July 2026

Listed building consent

We’d like to thank everyone who joined our recent resident webinar.

A recording of the webinar has been shared with all residents, allowing those who were unable to attend, or those who would like to watch it again, to access the information at a convenient time.

If you’ve not received the link and would like a copy, please contact us at [email protected].

As discussed during the webinar, both our Listed Building Consent and Planning Applications have now been approved. This is an important milestone and allows us to move forward with the next stage of the remediation programme.

To help progress the project, we’ll soon be contacting all residents to arrange surveys within individual flats. These surveys are an essential part of developing the project specification and informing the next stages of the remediation works.

If you have any questions or concerns about the surveys, please raise these when you are contacted to arrange your appointment.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and support as we progress these important safety works.

Proposed work

The work will cover several areas, including major fire safety and upgrades to ventilation and electrical systems.

Each part of the project will be delivered by different specialist teams and contractors, but we’ll try as much as possible to carry the work out simultaneously and with minimal disruption to you. We’ll provide an update on the anticipated start date as soon as this can be confirmed.

Major fire safety

We’ll be replacing all communal and flat entrance doors and installing a sprinkler system. We’ll also be renewing ceilings and walls in communal and residential areas.

• Sprinklers (activated by heat detectors) will be fitted in all flats and communal corridors and will be linked to tanks in the basement
• Fire-resistant wall installed in communal corridor
• Fire-resistant dropped ceilings installed in communal corridors and flats
• Service cupboards along corridors will be replaced
• New communal fire doors and sidelights (or fanlights) installed where a survey confirms replacement is needed.

This work will be carried out to both blocks.

Please be reassured that you won’t be recharged for the major fire safety work.

Electrical upgrade

We’ll be installing mains electrical services to all communal units and in each flat in the evens block (flats 6-66), bringing the system up to current standards.

• Electrical distribution boards will be installed within the mains intake (the point where electricity enters your home)
• Installation and routing of sub-main supply from the mains intake to each flat
• New cable containment systems (trunking and trays)
• Installation of protective devices and safety measures.

We’re working with electrical contractor, Purdy to make sure the wiring system is installed in line with fire safety measures and then produce and quotation and plan of work.

Ventilation upgrade

As many of you are aware, the communal ventilation units in the evens block (flats 6-66) are broken and need to be replaced. We’ll be replacing the system, complete with equipment and ductwork. Once surveys begin under the major fire safety programme, we’ll also assess ventilation in each home.

We’re working with heating contractor, Paynes, who has been to Foreshore to carry out an assessment and is now producing a quotation and work plan.

We’ll be carrying out surveys of the communal ventilation system in the odds block (flats 9-69) within the next two weeks to confirm if this work is needed.

Automatic Opening Vent (AOV) installation

We’ll be replacing existing rooflights with an AOV. French doors and sash windows in stairwells will be fitted with actuators – which will enable them to open, in line with building regulations. These will be linked and activated by silent smoke detectors.

Section 20 consultation

Although you won’t be charged for the major fire safety work, the other elements of the project - electrical and ventilation upgrades and AOV installation will be subject to our Section 20 consultation process. Once the planning application has been approved, we’ll begin this process and write to you with more details about the work and costs.

Damp and mould

In the meantime, if you’re experiencing any damp, mould or condensation issues in your home, please report this to us on MyAccount using the link below or by calling our Customer Services team on 0800 3 282 282.