National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

Table 8.4: Lifetime Homes Standard Design Criteria (5 July 2010 Revised)Lifetime Homes Standard Design Criteria from 5 July 2010 (Revised)No. Criteria Principle1. Parking (width orwidening capability)Provide, or enable by cost effective adaptation,parking that makes getting into and out of the vehicleas convenient as possible for the widest range ofpeople (including those with reduced mobility and/orthose with children).2. Approach to dwelling fromparking (distance,gradients and widths)Enable convenient movement between the vehicleand dwelling for the widest range of people, includingthose with reduced mobility and/or those carryingchildren or shopping.3. Approach to all entrances Enable, as far as practicable, convenient movementalong other approach routes to dwellings (in additionto the principal approach from a vehicle required byCriterion 2) for the widest range of people.4. Entrances Enable ease of use of all entrances for the widestrange of people.5. Communal stairs and lifts Enable access to dwellings above the entrance level toas many people as possible.6. Internal doorways andhallwaysEnable convenient movement in hallways and throughdoorways.7. Circulation space Enable convenient movement in rooms for as manypeople as possible.8. Entrance level living space Provide accessible socialising space for visitors lessable to use stairs.9. Potential for entrancelevel bed-spaceProvide space for a member of the household to sleepon the entrance level if they are temporarily unable touse stairs (e.g. after a hip operation).10. Entrance-level WC andshower drainageProvide an accessible WC and potential showering facilitiesfor:(i) any member of the household using the temporaryentrance level bed space of Criterion 9,and:(ii) visitors unable to use stairs.90 90