Approved Document M provides information about the ease of access to, and use of, buildings, including facilities for disabled visitors or occupants, and the ability to move through a building easily including to toilets and bathrooms.
Does Part M apply to existing buildings?
Part M does not apply to works in connection with extensions to and material alterations of existing dwellings, provided that such works do not create a new dwelling.
When did Part M building regs come in?
The Building Regulations (Part M Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S. 1. No 513 of 2010) were signed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the 1st November 2010 and published as a Statutory Instrument on the 5th November 2010.
When was approved document M introduced?
Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings Part M Volumes 1 & 2. Part M Volumes 1 and 2 contain guidance on access to and use of buildings. First published 1 March 2015.
What is Part M compliance?
What are they? Part M Regulations deal with the access to, and use of, buildings and state that every building should offer easy access to all parts within it, as well as the provision to move around the building easily.Oct 2, 2020
When did Part M come into force?
The new English edition of Approved Document M (access to and use of buildings) came into force on 1 October 2015. It differs from the previous 2004 edition (although the online version incorporated the 2010 and 2013 amendments), and is divided into two distinct parts: Volume 1 Dwellings.Feb 2, 2016
Does Part M apply to material change of use?
Generally Part M does not apply to extensions or material alterations of dwellings. However the extension of the dwelling or material alterations carried out MUST NOT make the building less satisfactory in relation to part M than it was before.Oct 1, 2010
What does Part M apply?
Part M Buildings should be accessible and usable for people regardless of disability, age or gender who should be able to (a) gain access to buildings and within buildings and use their facilities, both as visitors and as people who live or work in them.Oct 1, 2010
What is part M4 2?
The requirements set out in M4(2) Accessible and adaptable dwellings and M4(3) Wheelchair user dwellings, are optional requirements that only apply if imposed on new development as part of the process of granting planning permission. M4(2): Category 2 Accessible and adaptable dwellings.
Does M4 2 require a lift?
M4(2) Accessible and adaptable dwellings All flats are to be provided with a lift. (It may be agreed by planners that all Category M4(2) and (3) dwellings can be located on the ground floor of a block of flats to eradicate the installation of a lift).Jul 8, 2015