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Hundreds of high-rises awaiting permission
South Wales Evening Post
|August 20, 2025
HUNDREDS of high-rise buildings which need to be made fire safe in Wales are still awaiting planning decisions.
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The Welsh Government's latest update on its building safety programme, published in July, shows that of the 461 buildings in it, 43% have either been completed or have works ongoing on them.
It also shows 47% of the buildings are “in the planning stages”, with the remaining 10% either not requiring works or remediation needs are yet to be identified.
The Welsh Government's cabinet secretary for housing and local government, Jayne Bryant, said in the latest building safety programme update that she met with developers to discuss their progress and performance.
This story is from the August 20, 2025 edition of South Wales Evening Post.
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