Access for All Guidance

Access For All Guidance

Our Access for All guidance notes have been produced by the Access Officers of Wealden District Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council and Rother District Council.

The Guidance note on Approaches and Entrances gives information about:

  • Approaches from the boundary and any on-site parking
  • Entrance Doors
  • Entrance Lobbies

The Internal Circulation Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Reception Areas
  • Doors
  • Corridors and passageways
  • Internal lobbies
  • Vertical circulation
  • Switches, controls and sockets

The Lifts Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Approaches and doors for passenger lifts and platform lifts
  • Controls for passenger lifts and platform lifts
  • Passenger car lifts
  • Platform lifts
  • Stair lifts
  • Fire Safety

The Wayfinding and Signs Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Wayfinding for people who are visually impaired

Wayfinding for people who are deaf or hard of hearing

The Accessible Toilet Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Facilities for wheelchair users
  • Facilities for ambulant disabled people

The Entertainment and Places of Assembly Guidance Note gives information about: Spectator Seating

  • Aids to Communication
  • Other matters

The Housing Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Building Regulations
  • Lifetime Homes
  • Wheelchair Accessible Housing

The Customer Services Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Shops
  • Offices
  • Automatic Telling Machines (ATMs)
  • Vending machines and the like
  • Public telephones
  • Restaurants and Bars
  • Petrol Filling Stations
  • Visitor Attractions

The Holiday Accommodation Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Hotel accommodation, self-catering accommodation, and static caravan sites
  • Some general points on design

The External Environment Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Pavements and footpaths
  • Changes in Level

The Car Park Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Car parking bays
  • Ticket machines
  • Numbers of parking bay

The Means of Escape Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Means of warning
  • Escape time
  • Vertical escape
  • Managing evacuation

The Access to the Countryside Guidance Note gives information about:

  • Access to the amenities
  • Facilities

The Further Guidance Note note gives further information including our disclaimer, Approved Document M and useful contacts.

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