Planning decisions awaited over high rise fire safety

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.