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Lifetime Homes Standards |
Specifications & Dimensions
which meet the Lifetime Homes Standard |
Housing Corporation Scheme
Development Standard Compliance |
| 1. |
Where there is parking adjacent to the
home it should be capable of enlargement to attain 3300mm
width |
The general provision for a car
parking space is 2400mm width. If an additional 900mm
width is not provided at the outset there must be a
provision (eg. grass verge) for enlarging the overall
width to 3300 at a later date. |
I.1.3.4 E (requires actual provision
at the outset rather than provision for later
enlargement). |
| 2. |
The distance from the car parking
space to the home should be kept to a minimum and should
be level or gently sloping. |
It is preferable to have a level
approach. However, where the topography prevents this, a
maximum gradient of 1:12 is permissable on an individual
slope of less than 5m or 1:15 if it is between 5 &
10m and 1:20 where it is more than 10m.* Paths should be
a minimum of 900mm width. |
I.1.3.2 E (but covers natural
surveillance not distance). |
| 3. |
The approach to all entrances should
be level or gently sloping. |
See standard 2. for the definition of
gently sloping. |
relevant parts of I.1.3.1 |
| 4. |
| All entrances should |
| a) be illuminated |
| b) have level access over the
threshold |
| c) have a covered main
entrance |
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The threshold upstand should not
exceed 15mm. |
I.1.1.12 E relevant parts of I.1.3.1.2
E |
| 5. |
| a) Communal stairs should
provide easy access and |
| b) where homes are reached by
a lift it should be fully wheelchair accessible. |
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| Minimum dimensions for
communal stairs |
| Uniform rise not more than
170mm |
| Uniform going not less than
250mm |
| Handrails extend 300mm beyond
top & bottom step |
| Handrail height 900mm from
each nosing |
| Minimum dimensions for
lifts |
| Clear landing entrances 1500mm
x 1500mm |
| Min. internal dimensions
1100mm x 1400mm |
| Lift controls between 900
& 1200mm from the floor and 400mm from the
lifts internal front wall |
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| I.4.1.5 E |
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| I.2.1.44 E |
| I.2.1.45 E |
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| 6. |
The width of the doorways and hall
ways should conform to the specifications in the next
column |
| Doorway clear opening
width(mm) |
Corridor / Passageway
width (mm) |
| 750 or wider |
900 (head-on approach) |
| 750 |
1200 (NOT head-on approach) |
| 775 |
1050 (NOT head-on approach) |
| 900 |
900 (NOT head on approach) |
| The clear opening width of the
front door should be 800mm. |
There should be 300mm to the
side of the leading edge of doors on the entrance
level |
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| I.3.1.2 E |
| I.3.1.3 E |
| I.3.1.4 E |
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| 7. |
There should be space for turning a
wheelchair in dining areas and living rooms and adequate
circulation space for wheelchair users elsewhere |
A Turning circle of 1500mm diameter or
a 1700mm x 1400mm ellipse is required. |
I.3.1.12 R |
| 8. |
The living room should be at entrance
level |
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I.3.1.10 R |
| 9. |
In house of two or more storeys there
should be space on the entrance level that could be used
as a convenient bed space |
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| 10. |
| There should be: |
| a) a wheelchair accessible
entrance level WC with |
| b) drainage provision enabling
a shower to be fitted in the future |
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| The drainage provision for a
future shower should be provided in all dwellings |
| Dwellings of three or
more bedrooms |
| For dwellings of three or more
bedrooms, or on one level, the WC must be fully
accessible. |
| A wheelchair user should be
able to close the door from within the closet and
achieve side transfer from a wheelchair to at
least one side of the WC. There must be at least
1100mm clear space from the front of the WC bowl.
The shower provision must be within the closet
(the WC could be an integral part of the bathroom
if in a flat or bungalow).** |
| Dwellings of two or
fewer bedrooms |
| In small two bedroom dwellings
where the design has failed to achieve the above
fully accessible WC the Part M standard WC will
meet this standard. |
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| I.3.1.5 E |
| I.3.1.9 R |
| I.6.3.6 R |
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| 11. |
Walls in bathrooms and toilets should
be capable of taking adaptations such as handrails. |
Wall reinforcements should be located
between 300mm & 500mm from the floor. |
I.6.3.1 R |
| 12. |
| The design should incorporate |
| a) provision for a future
stair lift |
| b) a suitably identified space
for a through-the-floor lift from the ground to
the first floor, for example to a bedroom next to
a bathroom. |
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There must be a minimum of 900mm clear
distance between the stair wall (on which the lift would
normally be located) and the edge of the opposite
handrail / balustrade. Unobstructed 'landings' are needed
at the top & bottom of stairs. |
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| 13. |
The design should provide for a
reasonable route for a potential hoist from from a main
bedroom to the bathroom. |
Most timber trusses, today, are
capable of taking a hoist and tracking. Technological
advances in hoist design mean that a straight run is no
longer a requirement. |
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| 14. |
The bathroom should be designed to
incorporate ease of access to the bath, WC & wash
basin. |
Although there is not a requirement
for a turning circle in bathrooms, sufficient space
should be provided so that a wheelchair user could use
the bathroom. |
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| 15. |
Living room window glazing should
begin at 800mm or lower and windows should be easy to
open / operate. |
Peaople should be able to see out of
the window whilst seated and wheelchair users should be
able to operate at least one window in each room. |
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| 16. |
Switches, sockets ventilation and
service controls should be at a height usable by all (ie.
between 450 & 1200mm from the floor). |
This applies to all rooms including
the kitchen and bathroom. |
| I.3.1.14 E (switches and
sockets at 900-1200mm) |
| I.3.1.15 E (sockets etc at
450-600mm) |
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