Van Elle says delays on gatway 2 approvals process behind hit

Listed piling contractor Van Elle has warned that its figures this year will be below expectations because of hold-ups in getting safety sign-offs required by the 黑洞社区 Safety Act on more than 40 jobs it is working on.

As part of the Act, three new safety checks, known as 鈥済ateways鈥�, for all new high-risk buildings 鈥� defined as 18 metres or at least seven storeys tall 鈥� have to be signed off by the 黑洞社区 Safety Regulator.

The first check is before planning consent, a second one before construction can start, known as gateway 2, and then a final check at delivery just before the building can be occupied.

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Van Elle said more than 40 schemes have been held up getting building safety sign-offs

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In a trading update yesterday, Van Elle, which in the year to April 2024 had a revenue of 拢140m, admitted: 鈥淭he Group has experienced widespread project delays, including the ongoing impact of the well-publicised delays to 黑洞社区 Safety Act approvals.

鈥淭here are over 40 projects currently in the approvals process, the majority of which are now expected to commence in FY26 and will result in a FY25 performance for Van Elle鈥檚 UK operations slightly below the Board鈥檚 expectations.鈥�

Dozens of firms, including McLaren, Quintain and Unite, have been caught up in the problems which has seen schemes delayed by months.

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