Policy information sourced from The London Plan 2021
D5 Inclusive Design
- Boroughs, in preparing their Development Plans, should support the creation of inclusive neighbourhoods by embedding inclusive design, and collaborating with local communities in the development of planning policies that affect them.
- Development proposal should achieve the highest standards of accessible and inclusive design. They should:
- be designed taking into account London’s diverse population
- provide high quality people focused spaces that are designed to facilitate social interaction and inclusion
- be convenient and welcoming with no disabling barriers, providing independent access without additional undue effort, separation or special treatment
- be able to be entered, used and exited safely, easily and with dignity for all
- be designed to incorporate safe and dignified emergency evacuation for all building users. In all developments where lifts are installed, as a minimum at least one lift per core (or more subject to capacity assessments) should be a suitably sized fire evacuation lift suitable to be used to evacuate people who require level access from the building.
- Design and Access Statements, submitted as part of development proposals, should include an inclusive design statement.
For more information please see The London Plan 2021