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iii) A lower ceiling height may be acceptable in residential conversions, in order to
accommodate additional sound insulation, where is had been demonstrated that adequate
insulation is not possible whilst providing the applicable minimum ceiling height.
iv) Any floorspace that does not meet the minimum requirement floor to ceiling height will
be excluded from measurements in relation to overall internal floor area requirements.
D. Dual Aspect
i) New homes are required to provide dual aspect.
ii) For sites where dual aspect dwellings may be impossible or unfavourable, the design
must demonstrate how a good level of natural ventilation and daylight will be provided for
each habitable room.
E. Daylight and Sunlight
i) The glazing to all habitable rooms is required to be not less than 20% of the internal floor
area of the room.
ii) The design of the development is required to maximise light into the room (subject to
passive heating and cooling considerations) and satisfy the BRE Guidance 'Site Layout
Planning for Daylight and Sunlight' BRE 1991 (including any alteration, amendment or
replacement of this document).
iii) All homes should provide for direct sunlight to enter at least one habitable room for a
reasonable period of the day. Living areas, kitchen and dining spaces should preferably receive
direct sunlight.
F. Approach and Entrance
i) Approach should be logical, legible and step-free.
ii) The overall travel distance between drop-off points (i.e. car parking space, car club, loading
bay), the main entrance of a development, and the entrance of each individual dwelling should
be kept to a minimum and demonstrably within the reach of ambulant disabled people (50
metres is the maximum recommended by Inclusive Mobility produced by the DfT).
iii)
All entrances are required to be:
visible from the public realm and clearly identified;
illuminated and have level access over the threshold, and preferably be covered; and
with a level landing in front of 1500mm x 1500mm clear of any door swing.
G. Shared Circulation
i) In all new housing development the number of dwellings accessed from a single core must
not be more than eight on each floor; a smaller number is preferable.
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