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Building safety compliance in Cambridge

Cambridge has a growing cluster of taller residential buildings around the CB1 station quarter.

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Key facts

  • Cambridge's registered higher-risk building count is taken from the BSR register.

Building safety in Cambridge

Cambridge has a largely low-rise, historic character, with higher-risk buildings concentrated in newer developments around the station (CB1) and the north-east fringe.

The local authority in Cambridge is Cambridge City Council. For higher-risk buildings, the Building Safety Regulator is the building control authority and holds the register of occupied HRBs - not Cambridge City Council.

The remediation picture

As at 30 April 2026, 4,378 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding were being monitored in the government's remediation programmes across England - 55% had started or completed works.

Source: MHCLG Building Safety Remediation monthly data release, April 2026.

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