High-rise building safety
This page contains information about Southampton City Council's (SCC) high-rise buildings, which require special provision under the Building Safety Act 2022, as well as other associated legislation.
Our goal is to ensure the buildings are as safe as practicable by completing the following:
- Providing Building Safety Case Reports
- Completing structural surveys and acting on them
- Listening and acting on resident concerns
High-rise building safety
Southampton City Council has a total of 21 high-rise buildings. These now fall under the Building Safety Act 2022, which is a direct result of Dame Judith Hacket Report for Building a Safer Future – Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report which resulted from the tragic events at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017.
This means there needs to be special fire safety and structural provisions for buildings which are set at 18m or seven floors.
This means we need to complete the following:
- Provide a Building Safety Case
- Ensure the structure of the building is sound and will not promote fire spread or cause a structural issue
- Provide a golden thread of information cycle for the building
Please read our Understanding your Building Safety Case page for more information.
Fire safety
You can visit our fire safety webpages to find more information on fire safety and prevention in high-rise buildings within Southampton.
You can request a fire risk assessment for your property. Please note, requests for an assessment are for flats in tower blocks only.
Before you fill in this form
You won't be able to save this form to complete later, so please allow yourself at least five minutes to fill in the form.
Safety concerns about a council high rise building
If it is a fire or structural emergency, please call the emergency services on 999. If it is about a repair to your property or communal areas, please visit our housing repair webpage.
Otherwise, if you have a safety concern about one of our high rise buildings, please complete our online form. This form is for our high rise residential properties which are 18 metres or seven floors.
Before you fill in this form
You won't be able to save this form to complete later, so please allow yourself at least five minutes to fill in the form.
Once you have submitted the form, we will review your concern and contact you once it has been resolved or mitigated.
