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Part M of the Building Regulations deals with access for people with disabilities. This is what it says:
- Access and Use (M1)
Adequate provision shall be made to enable people with disabilities to safely and independently access and use a building.
- Sanitary conveniences (M2)
If sanitary conveniences are provided in a building, adequate provision shall be made for people with disabilities.
- Audience or Spectator facilities (M3)
If a building contains fixed seating for audience or spectators, adequate provision shall be made for people with disabilities.
In the regulations the term “people with disabilities” means people who have an impairment of hearing or sight, or an impairment which limits their ability to walk or which restricts them to a wheelchair.
Part M does not apply to extensions or material alterations to existing dwellings unless the work creates a new dwelling. This might happen where a house is subdivided, or where somebody builds a granny flat.
Technical Guidance Document M gives specific advice on how to comply with Part M of the regulations. A more detailed explaination of what the document says about dwellings can be found by downloading the document below:-
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