{"id":65523,"date":"2019-10-21T11:01:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=65523"},"modified":"2019-10-21T11:01:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:01:36","slug":"stair-width-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/stair-width-guidance\/65523\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance on stair width requirements for communal areas in flats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>To ensure stair widths in communal areas are both safe and accessible, it is vital to consider all related guidance and not just one areas in isolation, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/tag\/sh-premier-guarantee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier Guarantee<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>For the purposes of this article, consideration has been given to the following stair width guidance:<\/p>\n<h3>Approved Documents:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>B Vol 2 Fire Safety in buildings other than dwelling houses (English and Welsh versions).<\/li>\n<li>K Protection from falling collision and impact (English and Welsh versions).<\/li>\n<li>M Access to and the use of buildings Vol 1 Dwellings (England).<\/li>\n<li>M Access to and the use of buildings Vol 2 Buildings other than dwellings (England).<\/li>\n<li>M Access to and the use of buildings (Wales).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>British Standards:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>BS 9991 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings.<\/li>\n<li>BS 8300 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. BS5395-1 Stairs ladders and walkways.<\/li>\n<li>Code of practice for the design, construction and maintenance of straight stairs and winders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/stair-width-guidance\/65523\/attachment\/table-1-1-premier-g\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65538 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"stair width, communal areas, approved document,\" width=\"696\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-696x482.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-606x420.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G-610x423.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1-1-Premier-G.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Background\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>As land and construction costs increase, developers are under increasing pressure to maximise usable space and minimise redundant space in buildings. This inevitably puts more pressure on the availability of communal circulation space within apartment blocks.<\/p>\n<p>The design and approval process for stairs should ensure that people\u2019s movement in and around buildings is safe and accessible. In order to address the questions of what is safe and what is accessible, it is important to look at all related guidance and not just one area in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Often, one set of guidance then refers to another. In some circumstances, different sources of guidance can appear to conflict with one another. All of which can complicate our interpretation, possibly leading to safety issues, uncertainty and inconsistency.<\/p>\n<p>This can detrimentally affect the building user and puts our organisation at risk of claims. The inconsistency increases risks to our clients in design, construction, completion and could ultimately affect our clients\u2019 willingness to use us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a few cases, the guidance in AD M differs from the recommendation in BS8300. Compliance with the recommendations in the BS, therefore, while ensuring good practice, is not necessarily equivalent to compliance with the guidance in AD M.\u201d (ADM Vol 1 2015)<\/p>\n<p>Staircases should allow safe access, escape and fire rescue access where needed and the minimum requirements for these elements are covered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/tag\/building-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>So what is the required minimum stair width required in an apartment block?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>In design compliance for buildings, the minimum stair width will be the minimum to satisfy Building Regulations B (or BS9991), M and K, all at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>For fire escape purposes from small blocks of flats BS9991 requires a 750mm wide stair.<\/p>\n<p>Approved Document M Vol1 (England) refers to a \u2018general access\u2019 stair for common areas in flats, where a lift is not provided and a \u2018utility stair\u2019 if a lift is provided. AD M points to AD K for further guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Approved Document K does not give guidance on the width of a \u2018general access stair\u2019, only for rise and going (see table 1.1).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65539\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/stair-width-guidance\/65523\/attachment\/figure-1-2-premier-g\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65539\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65539 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-669x1024.jpg\" alt=\"stair width, communal areas, approved document,\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-696x1066.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-1068x1635.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-274x420.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G-610x934.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-1-2-Premier-G.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65540\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/stair-width-guidance\/65523\/attachment\/figure-2-2-premier-g\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65540 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-1024x340.jpg\" alt=\"stair width, communal areas, approved document,\" width=\"696\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-1024x340.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-696x231.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-1068x355.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G-610x203.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Figure-2-2-Premier-G.jpg 1098w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>If the stair design complies with the Approved Documents then it is deemed to satisfy the Building Regulations. Any higher standard than this adopted for Building Regulation compliance, such as BS5395, could be challenged by a developer. Accordingly, in normal circumstances, the acceptable stair width for apartment blocks would be as shown in Figure 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premier Guarantee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tel: 0800 107 8446<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@premierguarantee.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@premierguarantee.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premierguarantee.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.premierguarantee.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/PG_Live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PG_Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note: this is a commercial profile.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To ensure stair widths in communal areas are both safe and accessible, it is vital to consider all related guidance and not just one areas in isolation, says Premier Guarantee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[306],"tags":[429,594,568,464,40577,390],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172501],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-building-control-news","7":"tag-building-control","8":"tag-building-design","9":"tag-building-regulations","10":"tag-contributor-profile","11":"tag-pbc-today-november-2019","12":"tag-sh-premier-guarantee","13":"stakeholder_rel_tag-premier-guarantee"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Guidance on stair width requirements for communal areas in flats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To ensure stair widths in communal areas are both safe and accessible, it is vital to consider all related guidance and not just one areas in isolation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/stair-width-guidance\/65523\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Guidance on stair width requirements for communal areas in flats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To ensure stair widths in communal areas are both safe and accessible, it is vital to consider all related guidance and not just one areas in isolation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/stair-width-guidance\/65523\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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