Golden thread management in Tower Hamlets
CTS provides assembling and maintaining a BSR-ready golden thread of building information for higher-risk buildings in Tower Hamlets - independent, client-side, and acting solely for the building owner.
Key facts
- Tower Hamlets has an estimated 64,000+ residential units in higher-risk buildings, among the highest of any local authority; exact building counts are 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.
Golden thread management in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets has one of the highest concentrations of tall residential buildings in the UK, anchored by Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs.
Tower Hamlets has one of the highest concentrations of tall residential buildings in the country, from the Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs clusters to dense new-build development around Poplar, Bow and the Blackwall reach.
The local authority in Tower Hamlets is the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 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 Tower Hamlets owners and managing agents are still adjusting to.
As an independent, client-side advisor with no contractor or supplier affiliations, CTS provides assembling and maintaining a BSR-ready golden thread of building information, with findings recorded to a BSR-ready golden thread on the CTS BuildSafe platform.
- Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs high-rise clusters
- Very large residential tower stock
- Significant ongoing remediation activity
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. Tower Hamlets 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 Tower Hamlets 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.
Tower Hamlets building safety - FAQs
Do I need to register my building in Tower Hamlets?
Yes. All occupied higher-risk buildings in England, including Tower Hamlets, 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 Tower Hamlets?
Since 1 October 2023 the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is the building control authority for higher-risk buildings across England, including Tower Hamlets. the London Borough of Tower Hamlets remains the local planning authority, but HRB building control and registration sit with the BSR.
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