FRAEW / PAS 9980 across Stratford
FRAEW and PAS 9980 work in Stratford 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 Stratford, linking findings to EWS1 requests, facade investigations and remediation planning where appropriate.
FRAEW / PAS 9980 scope in Stratford
Evidence Review
Review of drawings, O&M information, previous fire reports and external wall records for buildings in Stratford.
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 Stratford: Local Property Context
Common Building Issues in Stratford
Across the flatted buildings among Stratford's new-build apartments, Victorian terraces, mixed-use developments and commercial premises, the question a FRAEW answers is rarely all-or-nothing; many blocks need a limited, records-led appraisal rather than a full opening-up, and we match the depth of investigation to what the existing information leaves genuinely uncertain.
Planning and Conservation in Stratford
On Stratford's taller stock the appraisal's findings and the Newham design controls have to be read together, because a remediation that answers the external-wall risk still has to clear the consents any visible change engages.
Getting to Stratford
Our surveyors cover Stratford and the surrounding Newham area. The area is accessible via Stratford (Central line, Elizabeth line, DLR, Jubilee line, Overground, National Rail), and our team carries out regular inspections across Stratford E15.
Where the statutory height thresholds sit
PAS 9980:2026 asks the appraiser to judge risk to occupants proportionately, considering the wall build-up, fire strategy and evacuation approach together. Height then determines the statutory frame: at least 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more residential units is higher-risk under the Building Safety Act 2022 (section 65); 11 metres or five storeys engages Part 5’s leaseholder protections (section 117). A FRAEW that states its threshold assumptions clearly is far easier to act on.
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View Contract Administration in StratfordExternal wall risk in Stratford E15 stock
External wall risk appraisal is about proportionality, and the stock around Westfield Stratford, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford High Street shows why: local buildings can have very different facade build-ups from one block to the next, and a PAS 9980 appraisal judges each on evidence rather than postcode-level assumption.
Proportionality is the methodology's point: most masonry-led buildings around Westfield Stratford, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford High Street appraise to tolerable risk without works, and a competent FRAEW says so plainly instead of defaulting to remediation.
A PAS 9980 appraisal is central to Stratford's tall stock, above all the East Village blocks caught up in cladding remediation, because it assesses the actual risk to life from external fire spread and informs the remediation scope. We set the assessment depth against each building's height, wall build-up and attachments rather than defaulting to a worst case.
Three realities of facade risk work around Stratford: In Stratford, the advice is checked against Olympic regeneration and transport hub development, structural movement in new-build apartments on former marshland and industrial ground, defective cladding systems on post-2010 residential towers, moisture ingress in converted Victorian terraces, 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 Stratford buildings.
Methodology
Records first, investigation second: build-up questions for the local building stock are answered as cheaply as evidence allows.
EWS1 Relationship
EWS1 requests for flats among new-build apartments, Victorian terraces, mixed-use developments and commercial premises are usually resolved by the underlying appraisal evidence, not the form itself.
Remediation & Consents
Remediation scopes for Stratford buildings are justified by appraisal findings - no default to worst-case works.
Local sources for Stratford
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: Newham conservation areas; Newham Article 4 directions; 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 Stratford
Stratford 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 Stratford
What is a FRAEW for a building in Stratford?
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 Stratford?
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 Stratford's building stock affect the scope?
Stratford has Olympic regeneration and transport hub development. 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 Stratford 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.
Our Stratford block was declined over external walls - can a FRAEW help?
Yes. A FRAEW assesses the real risk to life from external fire spread and records the basis for it. In Stratford, where East Village blocks have been through cladding remediation, that assessment is what turns a blanket lender refusal into either a supportable rating or a defined, fundable works scope the sale can proceed against.