1-128 Longford Court is a High-Rise Residential Building with 16 floors, consisting of 128 self-contained flats. The property has one stairwell that connect all levels. Two passenger lifts (FF Lifts) are located in the building and connect all floors. Fireman’s switches have been fitted adjacent to the two lifts. Each level consisting of 8 flats, 4 each side of an enclosed common entrance lobby from the enclosed lift lobby, a dry riser cupboard/outlet, electric intake cupboard, lift entrance and waste chute facility, within a protected lobby off the stairwell. There is a storage room for tenants on the lower ground floor as well as sprinkler pump room. A fire alarm system has been being fitted to electrical and sprinkler risers and plant areas and this has been linked to the sprinkler system. No smoke ventilation system is fitted to the building, however, there are windows within the stairwell and on landing areas that can be opened to facilitate natural ventilation.

The Building was built in 1960s. Concrete and steel construction with external balconies to the front and rear of the building, flat roof construction, uPVC window frames, solid internal ceilings, walls, floors, and stairs. There is one stairway constructed of reinforced concrete, a non-slip surface and supported by fixed handrails. Lobbied at each floor level with FD60S door sets, self-closing devices, and vision panels. There are also two lift shafts. The final exits are on the ground floor with the main egress to the front of the building, with an additional exit from the ground floor corridor beside flat 2 to the front and beside flat 6 to the rear. On the ground floor the bin room was incorporated into the building structure but accessed via external doors to the front. Top floor plant level and lift motor room. There are some parking spaces adjacent to the front and side of the property.

All elements of structure for the block will afford 60 minutes fire resistance on the basis that this building is over 30m in height. All floors are constructed as compartment floors with a minimum of 60 minutes fire resistance. Each apartment is fire separated from the common corridors and each other by construction having a minimum fire resistance of 60 minutes. Each apartment front door is a fire door equipped with a self-closing device and providing a minimum of 30 minutes fire resistance with smoke resisting seals included (FD30S). Internally within each apartment the entrance hall that connects each room to the main entrance door is constructed as a protected hallway achieving a minimum of 30 minutes fire resistance with FD20 doors (no self-closers or smoke seals are needed).

Building type: Purpose-built multi-storey, multi-occupied residential building

Height (approx): 16 storeys – over 30 metres to the highest occupied floor

Accommodation description

• Ground: Entrance, lift lobby and refuse store
• 1st – 15th floor: Eight flats per floor
• Roof: Plant

Is the building mixed-use?: No

Number of cores: 1

Structure/construction: Concrete. Including concrete floors and flat roofs

Date of last fire risk assessment: 23 July 2024

Is the building subject to enforcement action?: No

Fire incident history: None reported