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Building Safety Regulator Delays Archway Heights Scaffold Alarm
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- Places for People has left Archway Heights block in London under scaffolding for over six years.
- The Building Safety Regulator delayed approval because the April 2024 application was invalid.
- Residents report darkness, blocked windows and fears after a 2024 Dagenham tower fire linked to scaffolding.
- Rough sleepers repeatedly climb the scaffold to access windows, raising security concerns.
- The regulator is installing a scaffold-movement alarm system as the case remains complex.