Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Planning Guidance
DA1 Inclusive design
Applications for new buildings, changes of use, extensions and other building work should ensure that the building is designed to be accessible and inclusive to all who may use or visit the building.
Drawings submitted for planning approval should show external access features for detailed approval and how in general, internal facilities (including those requiring detailed building regulations approval) will cater inclusively for all categories of user.
Key inclusive design issues
- how any innovative feature is expected to achieve a particular building design objective
- potential barriers to accessibility and the means to overcome these barriers for all members of the community and for specific groups of disabled people such as wheelchair users and other mobility impaired people, blind and partially sighted people, hearing impaired people, and people with learning difficulties
- plans that show how the proposal integrates into the urban fabric and circulation routes
- sources of inclusive design advice and guidance used
- how accessibility will be managed when the development has come into use
For more information please see the Hammersmith & Fulham Planning Guidance