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or where specific concerns exist (Note 1)
This is the issue. Blocks that have any sort of attachment are now in scope. Attachments can be a walkway to your front door, a balcony, lift machinery plant rooms, a rubbish chute, etc.. Almost anything.
In the case where your building has any of these (highly likely) then you'll need an EWS1 form to officially declare that the materials used in said attachment are of limited combustibility. And then you're in the quagmire of trying to obtain an EWS1 form.
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https://www.rics.org/globalassets/rics-website/ews1-external-wall-fire-review-final-2.pdf
This form is intended for recording in a consistent manner what assessment has been carried out for the external wall construction of residential apartment buildings where the highest floor is 18m or more above ground level or where specific concerns exist (Note 1).
December 2019 NOTES Note 1 - This form includes two options. Option A is for buildings where the materials used in the external wall would be unlikely to support combustion. Option B is for buildings where Option A does not apply and a more detailed review (and hence higher level of fire expertise) is required. The signatory should use either the Option A approach or the Option B approach and delete/cross out the unused option. Within each option there are sub-options, the user should tick the box of the relevant sub-option.