Approved Document M

About Approved Document M

Approved Document M gives guidance on access to and use of buildings, including dwellings and buildings other than dwellings. It covers approaches and entrances, movement within buildings, and the facilities people need to use them.

What it covers

• Approach routes, entrances and doorways
• Visitable, accessible and adaptable, and wheelchair user dwellings
• Circulation, corridors and vertical movement, including lifts
• Sanitary facilities, including accessible toilets and bathrooms
• Facilities in buildings other than dwellings, such as seating and refreshment areas
• Switches, outlets and controls

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