FRAEW / PAS 9980 across Greenwich
FRAEW and PAS 9980 work in Greenwich is evidence-led. We review available external wall information, identify gaps and coordinate competent professional input where the building scope requires it.
PAS 9980 is the risk-based methodology used for external wall appraisals. Our role is to support the evidence review, site investigation scope, reporting brief and next-step advice for buildings in Greenwich, linking findings to EWS1 requests, facade investigations and remediation planning where appropriate.
FRAEW / PAS 9980 scope in Greenwich
Evidence Review
Review of drawings, O&M information, previous fire reports and external wall records for buildings in Greenwich.
Investigation Scope
Advice on opening-up, material identification and competent specialist input needed for a PAS 9980-led appraisal.
Risk and Remediation Advice
Plain-English explanation of appraisal findings and proportionate next steps for duty holders and managing agents.
EWS1 Interface
Coordination where FRAEW evidence is needed to support a lender or valuer EWS1 information request.
FRAEW / PAS 9980 in Greenwich: Local Property Context
Common Building Issues in Greenwich
A FRAEW on Greenwich's flatted stock is worth scoping carefully before it is commissioned: for the blocks of flats among its Georgian terraces, Victorian houses, riverside developments and period conversions, the right depth of appraisal depends on the building's height and construction, not on a default package.
Planning and Conservation in Greenwich
For the blocks of flats in Greenwich, the local design controls shape what a FRAEW-led remediation can look like, and we specify systems acceptable to the fire engineer and the case officer alike.
Getting to Greenwich
Our surveyors cover Greenwich and the surrounding Greenwich area. The area is accessible via Greenwich (Elizabeth line, National Rail, DLR), Cutty Sark (DLR), and our team carries out regular inspections across Greenwich SE10.
The 11-metre and 18-metre lines
In lower-rise and converted stock a FRAEW is most often about demonstrating that risk is tolerable. The dated methodology — PAS 9980:2026 — supports exactly that judgement, and the statutory thresholds put it in context: Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 applies from 11 metres or five storeys (section 117), the higher-risk regime from 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more residential units (section 65). Most buildings here sit below both lines.
Related London and Greenwich pages
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View Contract Administration in GreenwichPAS 9980 appraisals around Greenwich
We carry out PAS 9980-methodology appraisals across Greenwich SE10, with conclusions an EWS1 can summarise where lenders ask; the EWS1 itself is lender-facing information and is not a life-safety certificate, and we keep that distinction explicit for the local mix of Georgian terraces, Victorian houses, riverside developments and period conversions.
Where remediation is justified, local constraints shape it: Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site with extensive planning controls; Greenwich Council works with Historic England on all significant applications affecting the World Heritage Site buffer zone; facade works are conspicuous by nature, and consent strategy belongs alongside the fire engineering from day one.
The deliverable for a Greenwich building is a reasoned appraisal: build-up evidence, fire performance assessment, risk conclusion and - only where justified - a remediation scope; lenders, insurers and duty holders for stock among Georgian terraces, Victorian houses, riverside developments and period conversions each read the part written for them.
The local context for FRAEW instructions in Greenwich: In Greenwich, the advice is checked against Georgian maritime heritage and modern developments, settlement in Georgian terraces on riverside alluvial ground, damp penetration in period maritime buildings, structural movement in converted industrial waterfront buildings, and the access or consent constraints that shape local delivery.
Local Facade Stock
Undocumented render and infill systems are the local unknowns; targeted opening-up resolves them for Greenwich buildings.
Methodology
Appraisals around Greenwich Park, Cutty Sark, Maritime Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College judge the building, not the postcode - blanket assumptions are the failure mode the methodology exists to end.
EWS1 Relationship
EWS1 requests for flats among Georgian terraces, Victorian houses, riverside developments and period conversions are usually resolved by the underlying appraisal evidence, not the form itself.
Remediation & Consents
Facade works are conspicuous: The local planning and conservation context is described elsewhere on this page; consent strategy runs alongside fire engineering from the start.
Local sources for Greenwich
The local context on this page is drawn from public planning and conservation sources, together with the statutory and professional framework FRAEW / PAS 9980 appraisals sit in: Royal Greenwich conservation areas; Royal Greenwich Article 4 direction areas; Building Safety Act 2022; Fire Safety Act 2021; Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. These sources support the area context; they do not replace inspection of a named building or a fire-risk assessment, and the exact building-safety and planning position should be confirmed for the address.
What this costs in Greenwich
Greenwich sits inside our London coverage, so an instruction here is quoted on the same published scale as the rest of London rather than on a separate local rate.
Typical fees: FRAEW / PAS 9980 instructions in London typically start from £5,000 plus VAT; we confirm a fixed fee after scoping the building and the brief.
The FRAEW & PAS 9980 External Wall Fire Risk Appraisal London page sets out the full scope behind that figure.
FRAEW / PAS 9980 FAQs for Greenwich
What is a FRAEW for a building in Greenwich?
A FRAEW is a Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls. It reviews the external wall system under PAS 9980 and helps duty holders understand risk and proportionate next steps.
Is PAS 9980 always required in Greenwich?
Not always. Whether PAS 9980 is appropriate depends on the building, external wall construction, existing evidence and the question being asked by the client, lender or duty holder.
Who completes the appraisal?
The appraisal must be completed by a competent professional for the specific building and scope. Where specialist fire engineering input is required, we coordinate it rather than implying it is automatically covered.
How does FRAEW relate to EWS1?
A FRAEW is the technical external wall appraisal. EWS1 is lender and valuation-facing information that may be informed by that appraisal; it is not a life-safety certificate.
What evidence is reviewed?
Evidence can include drawings, product information, opening-up records, fire strategy documents, previous investigations, photographs and maintenance records.
How does Greenwich's building stock affect the scope?
Greenwich has Georgian maritime heritage and modern developments. That local stock can affect opening-up strategy, access, heritage constraints and the likelihood that external wall records are incomplete.
Do masonry-led buildings in Greenwich need a FRAEW?
Often the appraisal is short and reassuring: appraisals of local masonry-led walls frequently conclude at tolerable risk - but balconies, render and infill panels need checking before anyone says so.
Do we need an EWS1 or a FRAEW for our Greenwich flats?
They differ: the FRAEW is the risk appraisal, the EWS1 a lender-facing summary that is not a life-safety certificate; for buildings among Georgian terraces, Victorian houses, riverside developments and period conversions, lenders usually accept the EWS1 once the appraisal exists.
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