Get a fire strategy report for your London development, conversion or refurbishment. London Safety Checks can discuss your project requirements and the information needed to define the appropriate scope.
What Is a Fire Strategy Report?
A fire strategy report is a technical document prepared by a competent fire safety professional to explain how a building’s design and fire safety measures work together to protect occupants and support safe evacuation. It is tailored to the building’s use, layout and project requirements.
The report may cover escape routes, fire-resistant walls and floors, alarm systems, smoke control, structural fire protection, firefighting access and relevant fire safety management arrangements. Its scope depends on the building type, proposed work and applicable regulations.
Speak to the LSC Team about your building, development or refurbishment project. Call 020 8129 4435 for a fire strategy report scope and quote.
Get a QuoteEarly fire strategy planning helps identify fire safety requirements before design decisions are finalised. It allows the team to address escape routes, compartmentation and firefighting access early, reducing the risk of costly design changes and project delays. Planning ahead also helps align the building’s design with applicable fire safety requirements, although regulatory approval is never guaranteed.
Why Do you need fire strategy Report?
You need a Fire Strategy Report when designing, constructing, altering or reviewing a building to demonstrate how its fire safety measures address applicable regulations. Common scenarios include:
What information is needed to prepare fire strategy report?
Building Details: Address, use, height and occupancy.
Architectural Drawings: Floor plans and proposed changes.
Fire Safety Provisions: Escape routes, alarms and smoke control.
Regulatory Requirements: Planning conditions and Building Control comments.
Fire strategy requirements vary according to a building's purpose, layout, occupancy and level of fire risk. The report should address the specific fire safety measures needed for the building and its intended use.
Residential fire strategies may address evacuation arrangements, compartmentation between flats, escape routes and external wall fire safety. For higher-risk buildings, additional requirements may apply depending on height, use and regulatory status.
Commercial fire strategies consider occupancy levels, escape routes, travel distances and evacuation procedures. Depending on the design, they may also cover smoke control, fire detection, alarm systems and sprinklers.
Shops, cinemas, event venues and entertainment spaces require careful consideration of occupant capacity, exit widths, escape routes and fire warning systems to support safe evacuation.
Buildings combining apartments with offices, shops or restaurants need a fire strategy that considers separation between different uses, compartmentation, escape routes and the coordination of fire safety provisions throughout the building.
Hospitals and care homes may need specific evacuation arrangements for occupants who require assistance. The fire strategy should consider the building's layout, occupancy, staff procedures and relevant fire safety provisions.
The appropriate fire strategy depends on your building's design, intended use and applicable regulatory requirements.
Discuss Your ProjectA Fire Strategy Report explains how a building's layout, construction and fire safety systems work together to protect occupants and meet applicable building regulations. Its scope depends on the building's design, intended use and fire safety requirements.
The report outlines the building's height, layout, intended use, occupancy and relevant fire hazards to establish its fire safety needs.
It identifies relevant regulations, standards and guidance, such as Approved Document B, BS 9991 or BS 9999, where appropriate.
This covers escape routes, travel distances, exit widths, stairwells and evacuation arrangements designed to support safe escape.
Fire-resistant walls, floors, doors and compartmentation measures help limit the spread of fire and smoke between building areas.
Depending on the project, the report may address fire alarms, detection systems, emergency lighting, smoke control and suppression.
This explains how structural elements are designed or protected to maintain stability for the required period during a fire.
Relevant provisions may include fire appliance access, firefighting shafts, rising mains and hydrants, depending on the building.
Where relevant, the report outlines operational arrangements for maintaining the building's fire safety provisions throughout its use.
The final report should reflect the specific building, project requirements and applicable regulations. Not every measure applies to every property.
A Fire Statement addresses fire safety considerations at the planning stage, while a Fire Strategy Report provides a more detailed explanation of fire safety measures within a building’s design.
A Fire Statement supports planning applications where required, covering site layout, building use, fire service access and firefighting water supplies.
A Fire Strategy Report covers detailed fire safety provisions, including escape routes, evacuation, compartmentation, fire resistance, alarms and smoke control. It may be required for Building Regulations approval and applicable Building Safety Regulator Gateway submissions.
Fire strategy work often connects with other fire safety services. Depending on your building, you may also need:
London Safety Checks prepares fire strategy reports in London around the real building, not a generic template. We focus on details that often cause delays or confusion, including escape routes, flat layouts, mixed-use arrangements, compartmentation, smoke control and building control comments, so the report is easier to use for design coordination and compliance discussions.
Our process begins with understanding your building, reviewing the available information and confirming the scope of the fire strategy report before technical assessment and preparation.
Explain the building type, proposed work, project stage and reason for needing the report. This establishes the initial requirements for the service.
The relevant drawings, building details and supporting documents are reviewed to understand the project and identify any information that may still be required.
The scope reflects the building's characteristics, intended use and report purpose. Any site visit, additional investigation, drawings or specialist input is clarified where applicable.
The appropriately competent professional assesses the fire safety approach against applicable requirements and relevant guidance, using the project information and agreed scope.
Before issue, relevant information is checked for consistency with the agreed scope. If the building design changes, its impact on the fire strategy may need further review.
London Safety Checks provides fire strategy reports in London for residential, commercial and mixed-use properties across Greater London.
Answers to help you navigate your compliance journey with confidence.
If you need a fire strategy report for a London development, residential conversion, commercial building or refurbishment, provide the property details and explain what the report needs to support.
Share your available drawings and relevant planning or Building Control correspondence so the project requirements can be reviewed and the appropriate scope discussed.
Contact London Safety Checks to discuss your fire strategy report enquiry.
