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Travel Lodge, Swindon
Travel Lodge, Swindon
JRA Fire Safety Advisors were appointed to develop a comprehensive fire strategy for Travelodge, Duke House, Swindon, to support the ongoing management of fire safety provisions within the existing hotel and assist the client in evidencing compliance as part of the building’s wider safety case and fire safety governance arrangements. The commission formed part of a strategic review of the existing building’s fire precautions and was undertaken to provide a clear, robust, and defensible record of the fire strategy adopted throughout the premises.
Duke House is a substantial multi-storey hotel located within Swindon town centre, operating as a branded Travelodge hospitality premises with significant guest occupancy and associated back-of-house accommodation. As an occupied hospitality building with sleeping risk and complex building services interfaces, the development required a detailed fire strategy review to benchmark existing provisions against current standards and formally document the fire safety principles supporting continued occupation.
JRA undertook a full strategic appraisal of the hotel’s fire safety arrangements, including means of escape, travel distances, stair and exit capacity, compartmentation strategy, structural fire resistance, fire alarm and detection systems, emergency lighting, smoke control provisions, firefighting facilities, and fire safety management interfaces. Particular emphasis was placed on documenting the interaction between active and passive fire protection measures and clearly recording the assumptions underpinning the building’s evacuation and fire containment strategy.
Using a risk-based fire engineering approach, JRA developed a retrospective fire strategy that rationalised the existing fire safety provisions against applicable guidance and identified recommendations where enhancement, clarification, or further verification was required. The completed strategy provides the client with a robust technical basis to support the building safety case, ongoing fire risk management, and future regulatory engagement.
This project demonstrates JRA Fire Safety Advisors’ expertise in preparing retrospective fire strategies for occupied hospitality premises, delivering technically robust and commercially pragmatic fire engineering advice to support compliance, operational assurance, and the evolving building safety obligations of complex occupied buildings.




















