Definition of Assembly, Entertainment and Recreation Buildings

Assembly, entertainment and recreation buildings can be defined as buildings such as; (i) amusement arcades; (ii) art galleries; (iii) cinemas; (iv) concert halls; (v) conference centres; (vi) further education colleges; (vii) hotels that provide function, leisure and sport facilities; (viii) libraries open to the public; (ix) motorway service areas; (x) museums; (xi) places of worship; (xii) theatres; (xiii) university buildings open to the public, or any other buildings or sites as defined by these thresholds, which are open to the public and used for the purposes of assembly, entertainment or recreation. Capacities should be derived from the combined total of a building's publicly accessible facilities. Alternatively, the capacity number may be derived from the number of fixed seats provided, if the occupants of the building will normally be seated. Technical Booklet E (Fire safety) provides a method of estimating the capacity of a building where this is not known.