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S U M M E R L E A S , C O O M B E P A R K ,
K I N G S T O N K T 2 7 J B
Checklist Hea 4: Lifetime Homes
June 2015
43 Church Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5DQ
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Lifetime Homes Standard Proposed Compliance
1 Where there is car parking adjacent to the home, it should be capable of enlargement to attain 3300mm width
The front hardstanding area including grass verges has an area of approximately 32m x
10m and provides substantial room for the parking requirement.
Yes/No
Yes
2 The distance from the car parking space to the home should be kept to a minimum and should be level or gently sloping
Please refer to Ground Floor Plan 212 PL 111.
The parking space is adjacent to the main family front door entrance to the dwelling. The ground is level and the door will have a level threshold.
Yes
3 The approach to all entrances should be level or gently sloping
The site is relatively level, and contains no steep falls greater than 1:20. Paths will be greater than 900mm in width and all principal family entrance will have a level threshold.
Yes
4 All entrances should: a). be illuminated b). have level access over the threshold and c). have a covered main entrance a) The principal family entrance will be illuminated in accordance with requirements.
b) It will have a level threshold c) The principal family entrance is within a covered sheltered overhang.
5 Communal stairs should provide easy access and where homes are reached by a lift, it should be fully accessible
Not applicable as this is a single dwelling. All internal stairs will be formed in accordance with current building regulations.
Yes
Yes
6 The width of the doorways and hallways should conform to the specifications in the next column a) All corridors will be a minimum of
1200mm wide. b) All clear door openings will be over
750mm wide and over 900mm when approached not head on c) The principal family front entrance door will have a clear width of 950mm (over
800mm) d) The principal family front entrance door will have 300mm to the side of the leading edge of the door.
Yes
Yes 7 There should be a space for turning a wheelchair in dining areas and living rooms and adequate circulation space for wheelchairs elsewhere
A turning circle of 1500mm dia. is achievable in the Kitchen, Dining Room and Living
Rooms
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Lifetime Homes Standard Proposed Compliance Yes/No
8 The living room should be at entrance level The feature Living Room, noted as TV/Cinema
Room on the Ground Floor Plan 212 PL 111 is at Ground Floor Level.
Yes
9 In houses of two or more storeys, there should be space on the entrance level that could be used as a convenient bed-space
The Office located at ground floor level would be suitable for future conversion to a bedroom
Yes
10 There should be; a). a wheelchair accessible entrance level
WC, with b) drainage provision enabling a shower to be fitted in the future a) Adjacent to the principal family entrance, there is a ground floor WC. The WC is adequately sized to provide sufficient room to comply with Part M of current
Building Regulations b) Drainage provision will be provided to enable shower fitting in future.
11 Walls in bathrooms and toilets should be capable of taking adaptations such as handrails
Yes
The proposed wall construction for the house is concrete block construction. This form of construction is suitable to take adaptations for handrails
Yes
12 The design should incorporate; a). provision of a stair lift b). a suitably identified space for a throughthe-floor lift from the ground to the first floor, for example to a bedroom next to a bathroom a) The main family stairs would be suitable for future adaptation for stair lift and has a clear width of 980mm (from wall to opposite handrail). b) A passenger lift is proposed, accessed from the Family Lobby
Yes
13 The design should provide a reasonable route for a potential hoist from a main bedroom to the bathroom
The principal floor construction throughout will be reinforced concrete slab. Therefore, the first floor bedrooms will be capable of future fitting of bedroom to bathroom hoists.
Yes
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Lifetime Homes Standard Proposed Compliance Yes/No
14 The bathroom should be designed to incorporate ease of access to the bath, WC and wash basin
The Master bathroom is suitably sized to provide sufficient comfortable space and ease of access for wheelchair users.
Yes
15 Living room window glazing should begin at 800mm or lower and windows should be easy to open/operate
The TV/Cinema Room will have cills at
800mm and will be openable by wheelchair users. The rear Reception Room has full height glazing with an openable sliding patio door.
Yes
16 Switches, sockets, ventilation and service controls should be at a height usable by all
(i.e. between 450 and 1200mm from the floor)
All switches and sockets throughout will be installed in accordance with the height set out as per guidance (between 450mm and
1200mm from floor level).
Yes
By entering a ‘YES’ against the criteria above, I confirm that all dwellings of this specification type on the
SUMMERLEAS site meet the stated criteria.
Signature:
Date: 29.06.2015
Print Name: Gary Hoban RIBA
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A P P E N D I X A
Code for Sustainable Homes:
Hea 4 (Lifetime Homes) - May 2009 Version
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Development Name:
Checklist Hea 4: Lifetime Homes
Specification ID:
Lifetime Home Standard
Stated Specification and dimensions which meet the Lifetime Home standard
Applicability
1). Where there is car parking adjacent to the home, it should be capable of enlargement to attain
3300mm width
The general provision for a car parking space is
2400mm width. If an additional 900mm width is not provided at the outset, there must be provision (e.g. a grass verge) for enlarging the overall width to 3300mm at a later date
Usually only houses – all dwellings that have a parking space within the designated plot boundary for that particular dwelling
2). The distance from the car parking space to the home should be kept to a minimum and should be level or gently sloping
It is preferable to have a level approach.
However, where the topography prevents this, the following table highlights the maximum gradients dependent on the distance*
All forms of dwelling – all parking spaces, for any type of dwelling, whether that space is within the boundary or not
<5m
5–10m
>10m
1:12
1:15
1:20
YES/
NO
Paths should be a minimum of 900mm width
3). The approach to all entrances should be level or gently sloping
See specification and dimensional requirements of standard 2 above for the definition of gently sloping
As standard 2 above
4). All entrances should: a). be illuminated b). have level access over the threshold and c). have a covered main entrance
The threshold upstand (any vertical change in level at the threshold) should not exceed 15mm
All forms of dwelling –
4a). All entrances to dwellings and all communal entrances to blocks of dwellings
4b). All entrances to dwellings, all communal entrances to blocks of d w e l l i n g s a n d a l l associated communal doors
4c). Main entrances to dwellings and main entrances to blocks of dwellings
5). Communal stairs should provide easy access and where homes are reached by a lift, it should be fully accessible
Minimum dimensions for communal stairs;
Uniform rise not more than 170mm;
Uniform going not less than 250mm;
Handrails extend 300mm beyond top and bottom step;
Handrail height 900mm from each nosing;
Flats and maisonettes – any dwelling approached via a communal stair and/or a passenger lift. If a lift is provided, the communal stairs must still conform to the requirements stated in the Specification column.

Minimum dimensions for lifts;
Clear landing entrances
1500mm x 1500mm;
Minimum internal dimensions 1100mm 3 1400mm;
Lift controls between 900 and 1200mm from the floor and 400mm from the lift’s internal front wall; the Specification column.
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Checklist Hea 4 (Lifetime Homes) – April 2008 version
Lifetime Home Standard
Stated Specification and dimensions which meet the Lifetime Home standard
6). The width of the doorways and hallways should conform to the specifications in the next column
Doorway clear opening width (mm)
750 or wider
750 or wider
750 or wider
900 or wider
Corridor/ passageway width
(mm) (minimum)
900 (when approach is head-on)
1200 (when approach is not head-on)
1050 (when approach is not head-on)
900 (when approach is not head-on)
Applicability
All forms of dwelling – all d o o r w a y s hallways/passageways/ a n d landings on all storeys within all dwellings, whatever form, on whatever storey, and all communal areas within a block of dwellings
YES/
NO
The clear opening width of the front door should be
800mm
All front doors to all dwellings and communal entrance doors to blocks of dwellings
There should be 300mm to the side of the leading edge of doors at entrance level
All communal entrance doors to blocks of dwellings, all communal doors within a block of dwellings (on any storey), and all doors on the entrance level of each dwelling (i.e. all doors on the e n t r a n c e l e v e l o f houses/maisonettes and every door within a flat)
7). There should be a space for turning a wheelchair in dining areas and living rooms and adequate circulation space for wheelchairs elsewhere
A turning circle of 1500mm diameter or a
1700mm x 1400mm ellipse is required
All forms of dwelling
8). The living room should be at entrance level
Houses/maisonettes – dwellings with more than one storey
All forms of dwelling –
Living room/living area
9). In houses of two or more storeys, there should be space on the entrance level that could be used as a convenient bed-space
H o u s e s / m a i s o n e t t e s – dwellings with more than one storey
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Checklist Hea 4 (Lifetime Homes) – April 2008 version
Lifetime Home Standard
Stated Specification and dimensions which meet the Lifetime Home standard
Applicability
10). There should be; a). a wheelchair accessible entrance level WC, with b) drainage provision enabling a shower to be fitted in the future
The drainage provision for a future shower should be provided in all dwellings
Dwellings of three or more bedrooms or on one level;
The WC must be fully accessible. A wheelchair user should be able to close the door from within the closet and achieve side transfer from a wheelchair to at least one side of the WC. There must be at least 1100mm clear space from the front of the WC bowl. The shower provision must be within the closet or adjacent to the closet
10a). All dwellings except houses/maisonettes, with two or more storeys, that have 2 or less bedrooms
(i.e. applicable to all flats regardless of number of bedrooms, and houses / maisonettes with 3 or more bedrooms).
10b). All forms of dwelling
Dwellings of two or fewer bedrooms;
In small two-bedroom dwellings where the design has failed to achieve the above fully accessible standard WC, the Part M standard
WC will meet this requirement
Note: these facilities will be required within the bathroom of all flats if not provided elsewhere in the flat
11). Walls in bathrooms and toilets should be capable of taking adaptations such as handrails
Wall reinforcements should be located between
300 and 1500mm from the floor
All forms of dwelling
12). The design should incorporate; a). provision of a stair lift b). a suitably identified space for a through-the-floor lift from the ground to the first floor, for example to a bedroom next to a bathroom
There must be a minimum of 900mm clear distance between the stair wall (on which the lift would normally be located) and the edge of the opposite handrail/balustrade. Unobstructed
‘landings’ are needed at the top and bottom of the stairs
All dwellings with 2 or more storeys –
12a). this criterion relates to private stairs within individual dwellings only
13). The design should provide a reasonable route for a potential hoist from a main bedroom to the bathroom
Most timber trusses today are capable of taking a hoist and tracking. Technological advances in hoist design mean that a straight run is no longer a requirement
All forms of dwelling
14). The bathroom should be designed to incorporate ease of access to the bath, WC and wash basin
Although there is not a requirement for a turning circle in bathrooms, sufficient space should be provided so that a wheelchair user can use the bathroom
All forms of dwelling
15). Living room window glazing should begin at
800mm or lower and windows s h o u l d b e e a s y t o open/operate
People should be able to see out of the window whilst seated. Wheelchair users should be able to operate at least one window in each room
All forms of dwelling
16). Switches, sockets, ventilation and service controls should be at a height usable by all (i.e. between
450 and 1200mm from the floor)
This applies to all rooms including the kitchen and bathroom
All forms of dwelling
YES
/NO

controls should be at a height usable by all (i.e. between
450 and 1200mm from the floor) and bathroom
Developer Confirmation
By entering a ‘YES’ against the criteria above, I confirm that all dwellings of this specification type on the ENTER SITE NAME site meet the stated criteria.
Signature:
Date:
Print Name: