FOI release

Higher risk buildings - Herefordshire

Case reference FOI2026/02206

Received 16 September 2026

Published 14 October 2026

Request

1. How many 18m Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs) as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022 does the authority own or manage?

How many HRBs have been identified as requiring remediation of: · Unsafe cladding;

and/or · significant external wall system fire safety defects;

and/or · EPC ratings below C and require EWI upgrading, and how will this be procured

2. How many 11- 18m buildings as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022 does the authority own or manage?

How many 11-18m buildings have been identified as requiring remediation of:

· Unsafe cladding;

and/or · significant external wall system fire safety defects;

and/or · EPC ratings below C and require EWI upgrading, and how will this be procured

3. How many low-rise buildings as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022 does the authority own or manage?

How many low-rise buildings have been identified as requiring remediation of:

· Unsafe cladding;

and/or · significant external wall system fire safety defects;

and/or · EPC ratings below C and require EWI upgrading, and how will this be procured

1. How many 18m Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs) as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022 does the authority own or manage?

0

How many HRBs have been identified as requiring remediation of:

· Unsafe cladding; and/or

N / A

· significant external wall system fire safety defects; and/or

N / A

· EPC ratings below C and require EWI upgrading, and how will this be procured

N / A

2. How many 11- 18m buildings as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022 does the authority own or manage?

0

How many 11-18m buildings have been identified as requiring remediation of:

· Unsafe cladding; and/or

N / A

· significant external wall system fire safety defects; and/or

N / A

· EPC ratings below C and require EWI upgrading, and how will this be procured

N / A

3. How many low-rise buildings as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022 does the authority own or manage?

I am advised that low-rise buildings are not defined by the Building Safety Act 2022.

How many low-rise buildings have been identified as requiring remediation of:

· Unsafe cladding; and/or

0

· significant external wall system fire safety defects; and/or

0

· EPC ratings below C and require EWI upgrading, and how will this be procured

There are no documents for this release.

This is Herefordshire Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.