Angel's building stock includes modern residential developments around City Road, converted warehouses near the canal, Victorian buildings subdivided into flats, and mixed-use buildings with commercial ground floors. Each presents distinct fire safety challenges requiring specialist assessment.
Our fire safety team provides PAS 9980 external wall appraisals and broader fire safety consultancy across Angel. We take a proportionate, risk-based approach that identifies genuine fire risks while avoiding unnecessary remediation on buildings that meet acceptable safety standards.
Risk-based assessment of external wall systems on Angel's residential buildings, following the PAS 9980 framework to determine proportionate fire risk ratings.
Fire safety review of converted warehouse and industrial buildings, assessing the effectiveness of fire protection measures introduced during conversion.
Fire safety advice for buildings with commercial ground floors and residential upper floors, addressing the specific risks of mixed occupancy.
Guidance on obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022 for higher-risk residential buildings in Angel, including registration and safety case requirements.
Angel has many converted buildings where fire safety measures may not meet current standards, modern developments with cladding systems requiring assessment, and mixed-use buildings where commercial and residential fire risks interact.
Converted warehouses may have inadequate compartmentation, insufficient means of escape, and external wall systems that were not designed with modern fire safety standards in mind. Assessment is recommended.
PAS 9980 provides a risk-based framework for assessing fire risk in external wall systems. It enables proportionate assessment rather than requiring wholesale cladding removal where risk is actually low.
Residential buildings over 18 metres or seven storeys fall within scope. Angel has several such buildings, particularly among the newer developments around City Road.