Residential Design Standards PDF 2 MB - Southwark Council

Table 3: Minimum room areas in sqmDWELLING SIZE STUDIO 1 BED 2 BED 3 BED 4 BEDDouble bedroom 12 12 12 12Single bedroom 7 7 7Living room (where eating area is in thelounge)16 17 18 19Kitchen (with eating area in the lounge) 6 7 8 8Kitchen diner (eating area in the kitchendiner)Living room (where eating area is in thekitchen diner)Open plan development (where kitchen/diner is combined with the living room)9 11 11 1213 13 15 1524 27 30Bathroom/ wc (combined) 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5Storage floor area 1 1.25 1.75 2.25 2.75For studio flats there needs to be sufficient separation between the cooking and sleeping areas.See section 3.5 of this SPD for further information on the larger room sizes required for social rented affordablehousing.All residential development needs to provide storage space to meet the likely needs and requirements ofpotential occupiers. Table 3 sets out the minimum requirements for storage for each sized dwelling. Applicantsmust ensure that there is storage space for the following:• Refuse storage. Internal space for storage of waste should be provided within kitchens (in cupboards)or close to kitchens in utility rooms or connected garages. This should have a minimum capacity of 30litres and be able to store at least three bins for different types of waste. No bin should be smaller thanseven litres• General household items such as vacuum cleaners in all dwellings and buggies in dwellings with two ormore bedrooms• Food and kitchen storage, including space for electrical machines• Storage for tools etc for household, garden or vehicle/bicycle maintenance, especially where no garageis providedIn larger developments basements can provide additional capacity for storage and this should be considered.14