Fire Engineer London
Fire engineering consultancy for London buildings — fire strategy, fire risk assessment, CFD smoke and evacuation modelling, and Building Safety Act 2022 support.
If you need a fire engineer in London, the first question is usually what evidence your project actually requires at this stage. We work on London buildings from our office at 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London W1W 5PF, covering fire strategy, fire risk assessment, CFD smoke and evacuation modelling, London Plan Policy D12 fire statements and Building Safety Act 2022 dutyholder support. Send the building, the stage and the date you are working to, and we set out the scope, the assessment route, the assumptions to be confirmed and the fee in writing before any work starts.
Fire engineering scope for London buildings
Work we take on: fire strategy reporting for new build, refurbishment and change of use; fire risk assessment of buildings in occupation; CFD smoke modelling and evacuation modelling where a performance-based route is appropriate; London Plan Policy D12 fire statements for major planning applications; Building Safety Act 2022 information and Gateway documentation; and technical support through design-team and building control review. Each instruction is scoped to the jurisdiction, building use and project stage rather than to a fixed package.
Working across Greater London
We work across Greater London, including the City of London, Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Ealing and the outer boroughs. Site visits, survey access and the level of inspection are set out in the written scope so there is no ambiguity about what was and was not examined.
Planning stage: London Plan Policy D12
Major London planning applications require a fire statement under London Plan Policy D12. We prepare D12 fire statements and outline fire strategies structured around the information the planning authority and building control expect at the relevant stage. Determination remains with the authority; our role is to make the fire engineering basis of the design explicit and reviewable.
How an instruction starts
Send the building address, use class, height, storey count and the stage you are at — feasibility, planning, pre-Gateway, remediation or in occupation. We reply with the documents required, the assessment route we would use, the assumptions that must be confirmed, the exclusions, and a written fee proposal. If the programme is tight, call first and we will talk through what is achievable before anything is written down.
What the role does not cover
Consultancy advice does not transfer dutyholder responsibility under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or the Building Safety Act 2022, and no consultant can guarantee an approval, a compliance determination or a timescale. Where an instruction depends on competence, authority or insurance we cannot evidence, we say so in writing instead of accepting it.
Where to go next
- Fire strategy reporting — The service page for fire strategy scope, inputs and deliverables.
- CFD smoke modelling — When a performance-based modelling route is appropriate.
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Need a Fire Engineer in London?
Send the building details and project stage and we will confirm scope, approach and fee in writing.