Information for residents at Bakersfield

This first phase of the project is to address the key concerns of the Fire and Rescue Service (London Fire Brigade) and our fire assessor (Savills). 

Why this is important:
This first step will improve your safety by providing additional early warning in the event of a fire inside your flat. This is to install LD1 classification alarms within your homes to ensure early warning. Our contractor, Millwood, will carry out these works. Once completed, we will submit a retrospective application for building control approval to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

Temporary alarms will also be installed in the riser, alerting all connected flats if smoke or fire is detected there until the passive works (detailed below) are completed. This will help you leave your property quickly and safely if needed. We appreciate your cooperation in providing access.

Appointments & Access:

·         Millwood will contact residents directly to arrange appointments starting Monday, 15 December.

·         Some appointments may be available during the holiday period.

·         Each appointment will take a full day to remove existing alarms and install the new system.

You can remain in your flat during the works.

This second phase of the project is to address the key concerns of the Fire and Rescue Service (London Fire Brigade) and our fire assessor (Savills).

Why this is important:
These improvements will remove the secondary escape routes entirely and improve protection to your main exit (front entrance door) in case of fire. Until then, we encourage residents to keep internal doors closed for added safety.

This involves ensuring there is enough fire resistance via your internal doors and walls for the entirety escape route (stairwell) to the main entrance so that the balcony and internal escapes can be officially removed. Work is also required to ensure separation between flats within the risers (a shaft which travels the height of the building which contain water pipes, electrical wiring and waste pipes), mainly leading to kitchens and bathrooms.

These works include:
•    Replacing internal doors
•    Removing redundant pipework and cables from risers
•    Resolving compartmentation issues

These will follow after a standard BSR application for building control approval, which we aim to submit early in the new year. Higgins will manage and carry out these works.

Appointments & Access:
Once approval is granted, Higgins will arrange appointments. We will share more details as we progress. 

Higgins have been selected by Notting Hill Genesis / Folio to obtain the missing information by scanning every property in the estate, investigate what remediation measures are required and subsequently deliver these works. At this stage, we know that works are required to the window panels (spandrels) and fibrous material (wood wool) on the ceilings of car ports and walkways.