Minimum standards and best practice

Based on direct experience of how key requirements impact on users, occupational therapists can provide informed advice on interpreting the building regulations according to the unique variables and constraints of different schemes.

In specialist housing where each project may have a different remit in relation to the anticipated needs of the residents, occupational therapists can advise on when it may be best to exceed minimum requirements and the impact of making compromises. They can inform decisions on specific requirements by providing:

The reasoning behind key requirements
What to prioritise
The impact of compromises
Risk assessments

An Occupational Therapist’s Access Checklist - a practical Tool

This Housing LIN checklist has been developed as a quick reference tool, to support decisions when making recommendations for the design of accessible and inclusive housing, when there may be a case to be made for exceeding the minimum requirements laid out in the Building Regulations.

Access to and use of buildings (Part M, Building Regulations) Vol 1. Dwellings

This approved document gives guidance for compliance with the Building Regulations for building work carried out in England it amends the Approved Document on Access to and use of buildings introduced in 2015

Access to and use of buildings (Part M, Building Regulations) Vol 2. Buildings other than dwellings

This document is one of a series that has been approved and issued by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing practical guidance with respect to the requirements of Schedule 1 to and Regulation 7 of the Building Regulations 2010 for England and Wales (SI 2010/2214)