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Question 3.15

15 of 20 in Place making

Objective

To ensure that new commercial or light industrial buildings can be adapted to the demands of new uses.

Importance: ImportanceImportance

Question

This section of the checklist equates with the Building for Life Standard but not on a question by question basis. This question equates with BfL question 15.

Will flexibility be designed into commercial or light industrial units to provide adaptability to changing market needs?

  1. Optimum adaptability to future use changes in terms of building depth (9-13m)
  2. Optimum adaptability to future uses in terms of building width (5-7m frontages) or multiples of
  3. Floor to floor heights to allow for vertical segregation of mixed uses and provide adaptability for future changes of use

Targets and Justification

Best
As for good practice but for all commercial units
Good
A design strategy which addresses points 1 - 3 for some commercial units
Minimum
See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required

Applies to Developments

This question applies to all mixed developments; all office/retail developments; and all industrial developments.

Ref: 268

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