Professional fire safety strategies that support safe building design, regulatory compliance and long-term building management.
Whether you’re developing new housing, refurbishing existing stock or managing higher-risk residential buildings, PM+ provides practical fire safety strategies tailored to your property.
Fire safety strategies provide the framework for how buildings prevent, contain and respond to fire. It brings together the key principles of fire safety, including means of escape, compartmentation, smoke control, structural fire protection and firefighting access, to help protect occupants while supporting compliance with Building Regulations.
PM+ develops practical, risk-based fire safety strategies for housing providers, developers and property owners. Whether you’re planning a new residential development, refurbishing an existing building or reviewing fire safety arrangements as part of ongoing asset management, our experienced team produces clear, robust reports tailored to your building and its intended use.
Whether you’re delivering a new build or adapting an existing asset, we’ll develop a strategy appropriate to your building and its intended use.
PM+ prepares fire safety strategies for a wide range of residential and mixed-use developments, including:
Identify fire hazards, evaluate existing control measures and receive practical recommendations to help protect occupants while meeting your legal responsibilities.
Ensure fire doors are performing as intended with detailed inspections that identify defects, maintenance requirements and compliance issues before they become a risk.
Understand where your current fire safety arrangements fall short. Review existing policies, documentation and physical measures to develop a clear roadmap towards compliance.
Our reports are written clearly and practically, making them useful throughout the design, construction and operational phases of a building.
Every strategy is developed around your specific project requirements but typically considers:
A well-prepared fire safety strategy provides more than a technical report. It demonstrates that fire safety has been considered throughout the design and development of your building.
PM+ develops fire safety strategies that support compliance with the relevant Building Regulations and recognised fire safety guidance. Working closely with your design team, we help ensure fire safety is integrated into the wider project, reducing the risk of delays, redesigns and compliance issues later in the process.
Our strategies support compliance with:
PM+ brings together technical fire safety knowledge with a practical understanding of how residential buildings are designed, delivered and managed. We work closely with housing providers, developers, architects and contractors to produce fire safety strategies that are clear, proportionate and aligned with the wider project.
Our experience across the social housing sector means we understand the pressures our clients face, from regulatory compliance and resident safety to budget control and programme delivery. Rather than producing generic reports, we provide practical recommendations that support decision-making, reduce project risk and help keep developments moving.
As a RICS-regulated consultancy, PM+ is trusted to deliver professional, independent advice across a wide range of surveying, compliance and asset management services. That broader perspective allows us to consider fire safety not in isolation, but as part of the full lifecycle of the building.
Fire safety strategies are commonly required for new residential developments, significant refurbishments, building conversions and higher-risk residential buildings. Requirements vary depending on the project and applicable Building Regulations.
Yes. We regularly prepare and review fire safety strategies for existing residential buildings, particularly where alterations, refurbishments or changes in use are being planned.
Yes. Social housing is one of our core sectors, and we regularly support housing associations, local authorities and registered providers across England.
Absolutely. We can review existing documentation, identify gaps or areas requiring update, and provide recommendations to support ongoing compliance.
A fire safety strategy establishes the overall fire safety approach for a building, typically during design or significant refurbishment. A fire risk assessment evaluates how fire risks are managed within an occupied building and identifies actions needed to maintain compliance and protect occupants.
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