A collaborative Local Remediation Acceleration Plan for London (LRAP) has been announced to speed up the removal of dangerous cladding across the capital

Published by City Hall and developed alongside the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), the London Fire Brigade (LFB), the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), London councils, Homes England, and the Regulator for Social Housing, the LRAP will see a coordinated push to accelerate the progress on building safety in London. This includes:

  • Ensuring all high-rise buildings over 18 metres with unsafe cladding are remediated
  • Ensuring all mid-rise buildings over 11 metres with unsafe cladding are either remediated, have a date for completion, or face severe penalties for failure to act
  • Strengthening enforcement against landlords and developers who fail to meet their responsibilities
  • Putting residents and leaseholders at the centre of the remediation process.

Figures show that, as of April 2026, there are more than 1,000 buildings in London that are in government remediation schemes but have yet to start works. Under the LRAP, organisations responsible for funding, regulation, enforcement, and delivery will be brought together in partnership to speed up the remediation process.

It will be overseen by the Joint Remediation Partnership Board, established in 2025 and co-chaired by the Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley, and the Minister for Building Safety, Sam Dixon MP. Commenting on the plan, Copley said:

“No single organisation can solve the cladding crisis alone. That is why this partnership approach is so important.

“This plan brings together the organisations responsible for enforcement, regulation, funding, and delivery so we can remove barriers, improve coordination, and accelerate the pace of remediation across London.”

Dixon added that in comparison to the rest of the UK, London faces the “biggest and most complex remediation challenge in the country”.

“We are strengthening enforcement with more than £30 million this year alone – and our Remediation Bill will go further so that those responsible for fixing buildings do so or are held to account.”

The joint board hopes that through the LRAP, remediation in London can meet the government’s 2029 targets, as set out in the nationwide Remediation Acceleration Plan. Part of this includes the creation of a new dedicated, full-time officer to the BSR, to help “strengthen coordination and join up work on remediation, unblock issues and identify areas for closer working”. 

BSR Acting Chief Executive, Charlie Pugsley, said: “People and communities are at the heart of what we do, and remediation is essential to resident safety. Any building with unsafe cladding is one too many. We are committed to supporting the ambition to end London’s cladding crisis with the newly established Joint Remediation Partnership Board."

London Fire Commissioner Jonathan Smith welcomed the LRAP for London, warning that building owners and those responsible for residential properties have a “clear duty to act”.

He added: “We will continue to work closely with partners across London to identify and reduce risk, support enforcement action where necessary, and help ensure remediation work progresses at the pace residents deserve.”

More details about the Local Remediation Acceleration Plan for London can be found here.