• Thanks all, this is super useful. It's a two storey property with stairs, and while the stairs don't go directly into the kitchen/diner, they do run parallel to it so I've assumed a door would be needed:

    However I do have some familiarity with the equivalent regs for flats and I'm not sure they'd apply in this situation - because the escape route is not on the same storey as the fire risk, the route itself would still be clear unless the fire was really spilling out into the hallway.

    Can anyone recommend a third party building regs company who could clarify for me?

  • I have a similar setup and no door.

    I would say though that I'd prefer to have a door. Sometimes you want to be able to close the kitchen off for smells/noise/stuff coming in from the garden, etc.

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