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Readiness Scorecard
20 questions, scored out of 40. In 20 minutes you'll know whether you're ready to submit.
Building Safety Act · Higher-Risk Buildings · Updated for the Building Safety Levy (1 Oct 2026)
Get your Gateway 2 application right before you submit it.
A scorecard, a document map and project-ready templates for your Building Safety Regulator application. Written by a statutory CDM Principal Designer, so you can find the gaps before the regulator does.
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Instant download · PDF + editable Word
Gateway 2 is a hard stop. Every week of delay costs money.
On a higher-risk building, work can't start on site until the Building Safety Regulator approves your building control application. The BSR's own guidance lists the reasons applications are rejected:
- Incomplete or incorrect information. Missing documents, or measurements, materials and methods that don't add up.
- Compliance stated but not shown. In the BSR's words, "simply stating compliance is insufficient without supporting evidence."
- Inadequate strategies or procedures. Change management, occurrence reporting and competence.
BSR data for the 12 months to August 2026 shows a median approval time of 22 weeks for new-build applications, so getting the application right first time matters.
This pack helps you find and fix those gaps before you submit.
What's inside
Ten practical documents: a template or structured checklist for every document in a new higher-risk building's Gateway 2 application.
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Application Document Map
Every mandatory field and document, mapped regulation by regulation to the 2023 Regulations and Schedule 1, plus a self-test against the regulator's grounds for rejection.
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Dutyholder & Competence Pack
A Part 2A appointment checklist, a competence matrix benchmarked to PAS 8671, PAS 8672 and BS 8670-1, and a declaration template aligned to Schedule 1.
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Construction Control Plan
A client-owned template structured on Schedule 1 para 2(a) to (e), with hold points and golden thread arrangements.
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Change Control & MOR Plans
Major, notifiable and recordable changes mapped to reg 26, a reg 19 change log, and an occurrence-reporting plan built on regs 32 and 33.
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Pre-Submission QA Checklist
The BSR's published rejection reasons mapped to the law, a consistency cross-check and a final sign-off.
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Compliance Statement Template
A Part-by-Part template for the Building Regulations compliance statement, structured on Schedule 1 para 4(a) and (b).
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Fire and Emergency File Structure
The structure and checklist Schedule 1 para 5 requires, for your fire engineer and Principal Designer to complete.
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Partial Completion Strategy
A template for phased occupation, structured on Schedule 1 para 6(a) to (c).
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Building Safety Levy Checklist
The levy information required from 1 October 2026 at Gateway 2, at commencement and in change control, mapped to the regulations.
Is this for you?
Yes, if you are…
- A developer or client preparing an HRB application
- A Principal Designer or Principal Contractor new to the HRB regime
- An architect or design team coordinating the submission
- A contractor who wants to avoid a delayed start on site
Not for you if…
- Your building isn't a higher-risk building
- You want someone to write the application for you (book a review instead)
- You're looking for legal advice
What you can count on
Nobody controls the regulator's decision. You do control what goes in front of it. The pack covers the parts that are in your hands:
Know where you stand in 20 minutes
The scorecard shows your readiness out of 40 and points to the gaps that matter most.
Nothing missing
Every document the application needs is mapped, with an owner and a date.
No contradictions
A line-by-line cross-check so your drawings, fire strategy and compliance statement all say the same thing.
Evidence, not intent
Templates that make you show how you comply. "We will comply" isn't enough.
14-day money-back guarantee. Run the scorecard on a live project. If the pack doesn't show you at least one gap worth fixing before you submit, email us within 14 days for a full refund. No questions asked.
Written by a practitioner, not a publisher
Udy Benjamin is the founder of QMS Technology Ltd and a statutory CDM Principal Designer. She works on Health & Safety in the UK construction and built environment sector.
QMS builds compliance tools for the Building Safety Act, including ThreadCore, an AI compliance engine for the Golden Thread. This pack brings that working knowledge together in a form any project team can use.
Get the Gateway 2 Readiness Pack
£149+ VAT
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- All 10 documents as PDF + editable Word
- Use on your own projects, with no project limit
- Free updates to this edition when guidance changes
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Want an expert second opinion? Book a 60-minute Gateway 2 Review Call with Udy. Email hello@qmstech.co.uk.