| Requirement | Maximum number of adult occupiers | Guidance notes |
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Minimum 6.51m2 but smaller than 10.22m2 Where there is a separate living room or open plan kitchen / diner of at least 16.5 m2 (or 12.5 m2 in a 3 or 4 person HMO) |
1 | For a room occupied only by a child under 10, the minimum is 4.5m2 These are statutory minimum room sizes with no discretion |
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Minimum 10.22 m2 Where there is a separate living room or open plan kitchen / diner of at least 16.5 m2 (or 12.5 m2 in a 3 or 4 person HMO) |
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Discretion is allowed, depending on the condition, occupation, facilities and layout of the property as a whole. Any floor area where the ceiling height is less than 1.5m shall be disregarded There must be a minimum ceiling height 2.3m over 75% of the floor area not including part of the floor area where the ceiling height is less than 1.5m; Except in existing attic rooms which must be at least 2.14m over 75% of the floor area |
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Where there is no separate living room or open plan kitchen / diner of at least 16.5 m2 (or 12.5 m2 in a 3 or 4 person HMO) Minimum 10.22 m2 smaller than 15m2 |
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Where there is no separate living room or open plan kitchen / diner of at least 16.5 m2 (or 12.5 m2 in a 3 or 4 person HMO) Minimum 15m2 |
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Where kitchen facilities are provided within a bedroom (ie bedsits) Minimum floor area 13.5m2 |
1 | Where the bedsit already exists (ie build or conversion more than 5 years ago) discretion can be applied depending on the overall standard of accommodation, but a bedsit of less than 11 square metres is unlikely to be acceptable. |
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Where kitchen facilities are provided within a bedroom (ie bedsits) Minimum floor area 15m2 |
2 | Where the bedsit already exists (ie build or conversion more than 5 years ago) discretion can be applied depending on the overall standard of accommodation, but a bedsit of less than 11 square metres is unlikely to be acceptable. |