Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings·Page 44·5.25
Balcony access for wheelchair accessible guest bedrooms
Guest bedrooms with balconies must have accessible doorways meeting specific width, threshold, and space requirements, with visibility zones for glazed doors.
Where a wheelchair accessible guest bedroom has a balcony, there should be access to it by a doorway –
(a) that has a clear opening width that complies with Table 4.1;
(b) with a level threshold that complies with the provisions of paragraph 3.10; and
(c) with a clear space to the bedroom side of not less than 1500 mm deep.
Where a door to a balcony contains glazing, it should have a zone of visibility from a height above floor level of not more than 900 mm to not less than 1200 mm.
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