BSR registration support in Ealing
CTS provides support to register higher-risk buildings with the Building Safety Regulator for higher-risk buildings in Ealing - independent, client-side, and acting solely for the building owner.
Key facts
- Ealing's registered higher-risk building count is taken from the BSR register.
- Every occupied HRB must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator; operating an unregistered occupied HRB is a criminal offence.
- The golden thread duty has applied since 1 October 2023.
- Duties come from the Building Safety Act 2022 and the regulations made under it - notably the Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks) Regulations 2023 and the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, alongside the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
- CTS helps you achieve and maintain compliance: diagnostics, advisory, inspections & testing, remediation management and ongoing monitoring.
BSR registration support in Ealing
Ealing has growing high-rise residential development around Southall, Acton and the Crossrail corridor.
Ealing has significant residential tower development around Southall, Acton and the Ealing Broadway corridor, served by the Elizabeth line.
The local authority in Ealing is the London Borough of Ealing. For higher-risk buildings, however, building control and the register of occupied HRBs sit with the Building Safety Regulator, not the council - a change many Ealing owners and managing agents are still adjusting to.
As an independent, client-side advisor with no contractor or supplier affiliations, CTS provides support to register higher-risk buildings with the Building Safety Regulator, with findings recorded to a BSR-ready golden thread on the CTS BuildSafe platform.
- Crossrail-led regeneration
- Southall and Acton towers
- Build-to-Rent growth
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 and 35% were complete. Ealing sits within one of the largest concentrations of these buildings in the country.
Source: MHCLG Building Safety Remediation monthly data release, April 2026.
How CTS supports Ealing accountable persons
EWS1/FRAEW assessments are carried out by accredited specialists; CTS reviews the outputs and coordinates the right assessor. Gateway 2 and 3 submissions sit with the principal designer and contractor - CTS can advise but does not run them.
Ealing building safety - FAQs
Do I need to register my building in Ealing?
Yes. All occupied higher-risk buildings in England, including Ealing, must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator. Operating an unregistered occupied HRB is a criminal offence.
Building Safety Act or building safety regulations - which applies?
Both. The Building Safety Act 2022 is the framework; the day-to-day duties for higher-risk buildings sit in the regulations made under it, alongside the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. CTS works to all of them.
Does CTS act for the building owner or the contractor?
CTS is independent and client-side: we act solely for the building owner, with no contractor or supplier affiliations.
Who is the building control authority for higher-risk buildings in Ealing?
Since 1 October 2023 the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is the building control authority for higher-risk buildings across England, including Ealing. the London Borough of Ealing remains the local planning authority, but HRB building control and registration sit with the BSR.
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