Camden tower residents see major safety work completed

beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-12 18:25 3 min read

Cranes over an apartment construction site in East London urban landscape.

By Beehiveweb.co.uk News Desk

Residents in five Chalcots Estate towers now have completed major fire-safety and building improvement works, Camden Council says. The programme includes A1 fire-rated cladding, replacement windows, roof work and repairs around the buildings.

The completed works cover Blashford Tower, Bray Tower, Burnham Tower, Dorney Tower and Taplow Tower. For residents, the changes include fire-tested external cladding and windows designed to provide ventilation while reducing heat entering homes.

Camden Council said the project also replaced roofs, renewed brickwork at the base of the blocks and improved entrances and surrounding areas. It follows earlier work on fire-rated flat entrance doors, communal doors and fire-stopping measures within the towers.

Safety certificates for Camden’s tallest council blocks

Camden has also secured Building Safety certificates for 12 of its tallest council high-rise blocks that were called in by the independent Building Safety Regulator.

Camden tower residents see major safety work completed

The list includes the four taller Chalcots towers, as well as Casterbridge, Dalehead, Gilfoot, Mary Green, Oxenholme, Snowman, Bacton and 9A York Way Estate.

A Building Safety certificate is evidence that a building’s safety case has met the regulator’s requirements. Camden Council said all 12 of its referred high-rise blocks received certification, compared with a national picture in which it says around 70% of Building Safety Cases have been refused certification.

The council’s figures describe the status of the cases it submitted; they do not mean that safety work across every council property in the borough is complete.

More than £300 million spent on fire safety since 2017

Across Camden’s council housing, the authority says it has invested more than £300 million in fire-safety works since 2017.

The wider programme also includes gas and electrical safety measures. Camden says carbon monoxide alarms have been installed in every council home with a gas boiler. It reports that electrical tests have been completed in 97% of council homes during the past five years, while 96% have smoke detection installed.

Those figures leave a small number of homes still requiring access for testing or installation. The council said residents’ help is needed to allow staff into the remaining properties, so the outstanding checks and smoke-detection work can be completed.

Access needed for remaining home safety checks

For households contacted about an outstanding appointment, the practical next step is to provide access when the council’s contractors arrange a visit. This is particularly relevant where an electrical test has not yet been carried out or smoke detection still needs to be fitted.

The Chalcots Estate programme is now complete, while Camden says it will continue work on its wider commitment to resident safety across its housing stock.

Source: Camden Council

Context & actions About this article

Source check Source trail

This report uses the council’s update on completed Chalcots Estate works and borough-wide housing safety figures.

Checks

Confirmed the five Chalcots Estate towers named as receiving completed major works.
Checked the council’s list of 12 high-rise blocks reported as holding Building Safety cert...
Checked the stated investment of more than £300 million in fire-safety works since 2017.
Checked the reported electrical testing, smoke-detection and carbon-monoxide alarm figures...

Camden Council resident safety update Check related coverage