A BOURNEMOUTH councillor has questioned a student accommodation company’s decision to appeal a notice requiring action to address health and safety concerns.

As reported, BCP Council issued an improvement notice over Lansdowne Point after inspectors found “remedial action” was required to address serious hazards, including cladding on the building similar to the type that was on Grenfell Tower.

Bournemouth Central ward councillor Mike Greene said he was disappointed that Kaplan Living Bournemouth planned to appeal elements of the notice, which featured concerns over the fire doors, sprinkler systems, emergency lighting and fire alarm system.

Councillor Greene said: “I am quite disappointed that rather than just getting on and dealing with it, the owners of Lansdowne Point are talking about appealing the improvement notice.

“Quite correctly I think the council have got onto this.

“After the Grenfell disaster, the council have made the relevant enquiries and they’ve identified Lansdowne Point as one building they need to do more investigating into.

“It is important that we keep all of our residents safe.

“It would have been difficult to identify before Grenfell that there may have been any danger to it and I think the council has reacted appropriately.”

However, Kaplan said the appeal will not delay the cladding removal process.

“The building’s cladding is being replaced without delay,” a spokesperson said. “We have always agreed with the council’s assessment that the ACM and HPL cladding should be replaced.

“Let us be clear – we are appealing other elements of the council’s assessment, unrelated to removal of the cladding. In no way will our appeals process delay the removal of cladding.”

The situation at Lansdowne Point comes as it has been discovered that two other buildings in Poole have a similar type of cladding.

The other two sites are Orchard Plaza in High Street and Harbour Sail in West Quay Road.

Orchard Plaza’s management company is working with both BCP Council and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service while a specification of remedial work is prepared on the 12-storey block.

Meanwhile, a major programme of work is scheduled to take place Harbour Sail, which is currently unoccupied.

Owners Stonewater have provided alternative accommodation for affected residents.