Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Purpose groups. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 0: Approved Document B: Fire safety - dwellings, 1 (0.15). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 4. ISBN 9781859469156
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Where a building or compartment has more than one use, it is appropriate to assign each different use to its own purpose group in the following situations.
a. If the ancillary use is a flat.
b. If both of the following apply.
i. The building or compartment has an area of more than 280m2.
ii. The ancillary use relates to an area that is more than one-fifth of the total floor area of the building or compartment.
c. In ‘shop and commercial’ (purpose group 4) buildings or compartments, if the ancillary use is storage and both of the following apply.
i. The building or compartment has an area of more than 280m2.
ii. The storage area comprises more than one-third of the total floor area of the building or compartment.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | purpose group, total floor area, total useful floor area, total useful floor area, in use, building, fire compartment, building |
| Subjects: | Building standards |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Dec 2019 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2022 21:02 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/15 |
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