Property developers want to build a 130-metre tower with only one fire escape close to Grenfell Tower

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1. About 130 metres URW proposal

The 35-storey residential property would be a short distance from Grenfell Tower in west London where 72 people died in a fire in 2017. It would have a single exit staircase, the minimum permitted under UK building regulations for a fire safety strategy that asks people to stay put in their homes in the event of a blaze

2. 174.2 metres Ballymore proposal

A planning application for a 51-storey residential tower in Docklands with one fire escape has been paused after a safety outcry

 

3. 67.3 metres Grenfell Tower

The building had a single staircase, which was quickly engulfed with smoke. Residents were advised to stay put

174.2 metres

Ballymore proposal

A planning application for a 51-storey residential tower in Docklands with one fire escape has been paused after a safety outcry

About 130 metres

URW proposal

The 35-storey residential property would be a short distance from Grenfell Tower in west London where 72 people died in a fire in 2017. It would have a single exit staircase, the minimum permitted under UK building regulations for a fire safety strategy that asks people to stay put in their homes in the event of a blaze

67.3 metres

Grenfell Tower

The building had a single staircase,

which was quickly engulfed with

smoke. Residents were advised

to stay put