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Someone told me that flats need a separate door between kitchen and front door. 5 flats in this mid 19th century building
Pretty sure you'll need something as that forms an escape route. It may be a fire door or a sprinkler system or just a load of fire alarms (probably not that one).
I spent a long time looking up various impenetrable regs when I was looking at my place, speaking to someone at building control was an easy way to find out what was and wasn't allowed (and what compromises they would sign off on).
Not sure how high your flat is. 3.18 b ii here might be relevant
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/937931/ADB_Vol1_Dwellings_2019_edition_inc_2020_amendments.pdf
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Not sure how high your flat is. 3.18 b ii here might be relevant
I think this is relevant. You wouldn't be running past the cooker but you'd be running past the LHS of the room with the cooker in.Don't want to be a dick or endanger my neighbours in anyway but having an open plan new kitchen is definitely safer than the current setup which is good knows how old and the oven is sketchy as....
Also don't want to not be able to sell it. The building is from the 1850s and is already built, so quite hard to meet regs
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Does anyone know how I can check if a plan that only involves moving stud walls (attached, but possibly without, kitchen wall so you just walk in and you're in the kitchen) meets fire/building regs? Do I need to apply for planning permission?
Someone told me that flats need a separate door between kitchen and front door. 5 flats in this mid 19th century building
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