Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact·Page 28·3.19
Landing exemption for external flights with low rise
A landing between an external flight and doorway is not required if the flight rise does not exceed 600 mm and the door slides or opens away from the steps. A single step between a garage and dwelling may have a door opening over it when the door thickness aligns with the step riser.
A landing need not be provided between an external flight and a doorway if the rise of the flight is not more than 600 mm and the door slides or opens away from the steps.
Where there is a single step between a garage and a dwelling, a door may open out over the step when the door, in the closed position, has some part of its thickness in line with the riser of the step.
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