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NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

This Technical Booklet, which takes effect on 31st October 2012, is one of a series that has been prepared by the Department of Finance and Personnel (the Department) for the purpose of providing prac

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance contained in this Technical Booklet relates only to the requirements of regulations 91, 92, 93 and 94. The work will also have to comply with all other relevant requirements of the Buildi

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Any building work which is subject to requirements imposed by Part A of the Building Regulations should be carried out in accordance with regulation 23 of those regulations. Guidance on meeting these

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where this Technical Booklet makes reference to a named standard, the relevant version of the standard is the one listed in Appendix B. However, if this version has been replaced or updated by the iss

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The diagrams in this Technical Booklet supplement the text. They do not show all the details of construction and are not intended to illustrate compliance with any other requirement of the Building Re

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

District councils have a duty to take account of the desirability to preserve the character of protected buildings when carrying out their functions under Building Regulations. Therefore, where work i

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The provisions of this Technical Booklet relate to the requirements of Building Regulations and do not include measures which may be necessary to meet the requirements of other legislation. Such other

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (the Workplace Regulations) contain some requirements which affect building design. The main requirements are now covered

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) this Part shall apply to any building or part of a building. This Part shall not apply to— (a) any garage or outbuilding associated with a dwelling; (b) any par

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The requirements of regulation 92 shall not apply to— (a) a dwelling; and (b) any building that is being extended where reasonable provision for access to the extension is provided through the buildin

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The requirements of regulation 93 shall not apply to— (a) a dwelling; and (b) an extension to a building where there is provision for suitable sanitary accommodation in the building being extended and

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In this Part— "Dwelling" means a house or flat; "Entrance storey" in a dwelling means the storey which contains the principal entrance for the dwelling; "Independent access" to a part of or extension

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Reasonable provision shall be made for people to have access to, into, within and to use a building and its facilities: Provided that in a dwelling this requirement shall be limited to the entrance st

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Reasonable provision shall be made for independent access to an extension to a building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where sanitary accommodation is provided in a building, reasonable provision shall be made for the provision of suitable sanitary accommodation in any extension to the building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In a dwelling a sanitary convenience shall be provided— (a) in the entrance storey; or (b) where the entrance storey contains no habitable rooms – in the principal storey.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

It is the view of the Department that the requirements of Part R will be met by making reasonable provision to ensure that buildings are accessible and usable. In buildings other than dwellings, peop

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 2 is to ensure a suitable and convenient means of access to a building for people from the boundary and from car parking provided on site. Provisions are also given for uncont

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 3 is to assist people to be able to identify the building entrance and use it to enter the building easily, conveniently and without the risk of injury.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 4 is to facilitate the movement of people within a building both within a storey (horizontal circulation) and between storeys (vertical circulation).

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 5 is to ensure that people have access to and use of all the facilities provided in a building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 6 is to ensure that sanitary accommodation and associated sanitary facilities provided in a building, are no less available for people with a disability than for non-disabled p

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 7 is to facilitate people with a range of abilities to approach and gain access into a dwelling and to a common entrance of a block of dwellings e.g. flats, from the boundary o

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 8 is to facilitate access into habitable rooms and to a sanitary convenience in the entrance storey or the principal storey of the dwelling.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In a block of dwellings e.g. flats, the guidance is to ensure reasonable provision for people with a disability to visit occupants who live on any storey.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 10 is to provide a sanitary convenience which a disabled visitor to the dwelling may use. The sanitary convenience should normally be located in the entrance storey. Where the

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 11 is to assist those people whose reach is limited, to use a dwelling more easily, by locating switches, sockets, etc. at suitable heights.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In this Technical Booklet the following definitions apply – Access – approach or entry. Accessible – suitable access to and usable by all people, regardless of their ability. Dwelling – has the meanin

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Principal entrance (in relation to a dwelling) – has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 90 in Part R of the Building Regulations. Principal entrance storey – the storey or storeys where the pri

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Sanitary accommodation – has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 84 in Part P of the Building Regulations. Sanitary convenience – has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 90 in Part R of the

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Surface width – the width of a stair or ramp, measured at the tread of a flight or the surface of a ramp, between any enclosing walls, strings, upstands, kerbs or guarding. Terminal fitting – a water

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

An inclusive environment is one that can be used by everyone, regardless of age, gender or ability. Buildings designed to be inclusive should be safe, convenient, sustainable and usable by all people.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The scope of this Technical Booklet is to give provisions for generic solutions to the more common building scenarios to enable people to – (a) get access to a building; (b) get into a building; (c) m

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The provisions for access to and use of a building are for the benefit of people who are customers or visitors to the building or who work in it.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

An extension should be treated in the same manner as a new building. The extension should – (a) be independently approached and entered from the boundary and from car parking within this boundary; or

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

When a building is altered the alterations must comply with the requirements of Regulation 91 in Part R. The building, including access to it from the boundary and from on site car parking, where prov

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

When a building undergoes a material change of use so that it is used as a hotel or boarding house, an institution, a place of assembly or recreation, or a shop it should be treated in the same manner

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Part R is limited to matters of access to, into, within, and use of a building. It does not extend to means of escape for a person with a disability in the event of fire, for which reference should be

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The provisions for access and for facilities within dwellings are for the benefit of people who are disabled who may visit the dwelling. Where Part R applies, reasonable provision should be made – (a

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Visual contrast is the perception of a difference visually between one element of a building and another by reference to their light reflectance values. Light reflectance value (LRV) is the total qua

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Access statements are not a requirement of the Building Regulations. Applicants may wish to satisfy the requirements of Part R by adopting the guidance and provisions of Technical Booklet R. However,

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In the case of extensions and material changes of use of buildings other than dwellings, and particularly in the case of protected buildings, such a statement will allow an applicant to identify any c

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Buildings other than dwellings

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

As far as possible, the means of access from the point of entrance at the boundary and from car parking designated for people with a disability which is provided within the boundary, to the principal

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The means of access to a building should be by a level approach complying with paragraph 2.8 to 2.12. However, where site constraints necessitate that all or any part of the means of access to or betw

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

As ramps are not necessarily suitable and convenient for all people it is beneficial to have steps as well as a ramp. For example, some people who can walk but have restricted mobility find it more di

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

If the total rise of a ramped approach is too high, it can be unacceptably tiring for wheelchair users and some people with walking difficulties, even if a number of rest landings are provided. Theref

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where the approach requires to be guarded, that guarding must comply with the relevant requirements of Part H.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where there is a complex of buildings within the boundary, a level approach should be provided between buildings to which Part R applies.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The approach to a building should be separate from any vehicular route.