Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings·Page 68·7.5
Surface requirements for external approach
The approach surface must be firm and smooth enough to support wheelchair users and people with walking aids, excluding unsuitable loose materials like gravel or shingle.
The surface of an approach available to a wheelchair user should be firm enough to support the weight of the user and their wheelchair and smooth enough to permit easy manoeuvre. It should also take account of the needs of people using walking aids. Loose laid materials, such as gravel or shingle, are not suitable for an approach.
The width of the approach, excluding space for a parked vehicle, should take account of the needs of a wheelchair user, or a stick or crutch user.
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