Tra 03 Cyclist facilities

1

< 2

See Compliance note CN1 on sliding scale of compliance.

5

form or class in year group

For example: where a primary school has been designed to accommodate 3 classes per year, a total of 15 compliant cycle storage spaces are provided for the whole school. Where there are varying numbers of forms/classes per year, the calculation must be based on the year with the greatest number of classes/forms.

< 2

2

1

2

1

10 staff

2

2*

* A single credit can be awarded for specifying compliant cycle storage spaces only.

See Compliance note on sliding scale of compliance.

Unit of measure: use the measure which is the largest for the building type e.g. if hospital then use beds, if GP surgery then consulting rooms.
The requirement for consulting rooms/beds is subject to a minimum of 4 compliant cycle storage spaces being provided.

2 consulting rooms OR 10 beds (see notes)

N/A

1

10 staff

2

1

See Compliance note on sliding scale of compliance.

1

10 building occupants (staff)

2

2*

* A single credit can be awarded for specifying compliant cycle storage spaces only.

See Compliance note CN3 on sliding scale of compliance.

1

10 building visitors

N/A

1

* Or spaces specified in accordance with the number required as identified by the likely resident profile.
Where the resident profile is not the elderly or physical disabled/impaired then, where appropriate, the requirement for wheelchair/electric buggy spaces should be changed to compliant cycle spaces

1

Compliant wheelchair/ electric buggy storage spaces

2*

* A single credit can be awarded for specifying compliant cycle storage spaces only.
See Compliance note CN1 on sliding scale of compliance.

See Compliance note CN1 on sliding scale of compliance.
See also notes for Transport type 2.
The Compliance note allowing a reduction to the cyclist provision in rural locations has been accounted for in the unit of measure for this transport type. It should not therefore be applied again.

See Compliance note CN1 on sliding scale of compliance.

See Compliance note CN1 on sliding scale of compliance.

CN1

To recognise the increased confidence in availability that occurs where there is larger scale provision of facilities, it is acceptable to reduce the provision requirement for building users (and potentially the provision of cyclist facilities) from 1 in 10 on a sliding scale as follows:

1. For buildings with users (as defined by the unit of measure) greater than 500 but less than 1000, the unit of measure can be increased to 15 for the 500-1000 user range,
2. For buildings with users (as defined by the unit of measure) greater than 1000, the unit of measure can be increased to 20 for the 1000+ user range,

For example, a building with 1200 users would be required to provide the following number of cycle storage spaces:

1-500 users @ 1 space per 10 users = 50 spaces

501 – 1000 @ 1 space per 15 users = 34 spaces

1001 – 1200 @ 1 space per 20 users = 10 spaces

Total compliant cycle storage spaces required = 94

CN2 

Compliant cycle storage facilities are those that meet the following:

1. Where the calculated number of required cycle storage spaces is less than 4 total provision should be based on the lower of the following:
   1. a minimum of four compliant storage spaces must be provided (unless otherwise stated) OR
   2. one space per user (staff and where appropriate other user groups)
2. The space is covered overhead to protect from the weather.
3. Cycles are secured within spaces in rack(s). The rack(s) consists of fixings for one or more spaces.
4. The covered area and the cycle racks are set in or fixed to a permanent structure (building or hardstanding). Alternatively the cycle storage may be located in a locked structure fixed to or part of a permanent structure with CCTV surveillance.
5. The distance between each cycle rack, and cycle racks and other obstructions e.g. a wall, allows for appropriate access to the cycle storage space, to enable bikes to be easily stored and accessed.
6. The facilities are in a prominent site location that is viewable/overlooked from either an occupied building or a main access to a building to encourage use of the facilities. Where cycle storage spaces are within the building, prominent signage to advertise their location to building users (not only cyclists) would be acceptable.
7. Lighting of the cycle storage facility must be compliant with the external (or internal where relevant) lighting criteria defined in BREEAM issue Hea 01 Visual comfort. The lighting must be controlled to avoid ‘out-of-hours’ use and operation during daylight hours, where there is sufficient daylight in/around the facility.
8. The majority of the cycle racks are within 100m of a building entrance (ideally within 50m). Or alternatively, in the case where the building forms part of a larger site e.g. campus, business park, hospital or prison establishment where it is not feasible to meet the 100m requirement, the assessor justifiably deems the facilities to be in an easily accessible location (within the site boundary).

CN3

CN4

In the case of a pre-school or primary school shower provision is for staff only and set at a rate of one shower for every 10 cycle storage spaces provided (subject to a minimum of one shower being provided). For example, where a primary school has been designed to accommodate 3 classes per year, a total of 15 compliant spaces are required to meet the BREEAM criteria for cycle storage, and therefore two showers for staff use would be required for compliance with the cycle facilities criterion.

In secondary schools (and sixth forms) where there are less than 100 pupils, a minimum of 2 showers must be provided for pupils with one male and one female shower (where applicable). A minimum of one shower for staff should be provided in all cases.

CN5

Changing facilities and locker criteria;

1. The assessor should use their judgement to determine whether the changing area is appropriately sized given the number of cycle storage spaces/showers provided.
2. Changing areas must include adequate space and facilities to hang/store clothing and equipment whilst changing/showering e.g. bench seat and/or hooks.
3. The number of lockers is at least equal to the number of cycle spaces required.
4. Lockers are either in or adjacent to compliant changing rooms.
5. The lockers are sized appropriately for the storage of a cyclists equipment e.g. helmet, shoes, clothing, panniers/back-pack and cyclists equipment.
6. Both male and female users are catered for i.e. either gender specific, shared facilities or individual changing cubicles in mixed use areas.
7. Toilet/shower cubicles can not be counted as changing facilities.

CN6

CN7 

CN8 

CN9 

For sites in rural locations, where the average building user commuting distances are likely to be greater than 10 miles, the number of compliant cycle spaces can be reduced by 50%. This reduction will also reduce the requirement for compliant shower/lockers by the same margin for most building types by default, since the calculation is based on the number of cycle storage spaces. Building types where the number of required showers/lockers is not based on cycle storage provision can reduce the actual requirement for compliant showers/lockers by 50%.

A 50% reduction in this context cannot be applied in addition to the 50% reduction due to the building’s Public Transport Accessibility level (as described in the Compliance note above).

A rural location is defined in this context as a site clearly not within or on the boundary of a small, medium or large urban cover (an urban cover with a population of 3000 or more). Therefore the definition includes village locations, green field sites or small urban centres with a population of less 3000 people.

CN10 

If it is not possible to confirm the number of building occupants commuting to the development, possibly due to the speculative nature of the building, then the default occupancy rates given in the table in the additional information section of BREEAM issue Tra 04 Maximum car parking capacity can be used to help determine a default number of users.

Alternatively, the number of building occupants in an existing development of similar type and size can be used (the assessor needs to justify/validate the number used in their certification report).

CN11 

Compliant wheelchair and buggy storage facilities are those that meet the following:

1. Charging points for electric buggies (at least 2) provided within the storage space
2. The storage area must be secure yet easily accessible to both the internal and external parts of the building e.g. direct access to the outside.
3. Direct access from the storage space to the interior of the building, without having to return outside, must be provided.
4. Lighting of the storage facility must be compliant with the external (or internal where relevant) lighting criteria defined in BREEAM issue Hea 01 Visual comfort. The lighting must be controlled to avoid ‘out-of-hours’ use and operation during daylight hours, where there is sufficient daylight in/around the facility.
5. Where access to and from the building main entrance needs to be tightly controlled for the safety/security of residents, and it can be demonstrated that compliance with points 2 and 3 above impact on this (e.g. where residents include those with mental health problems), these 2 items can be excluded from the compliance requirements.

Where the resident profile is not the elderly or physical disabled/impaired then, where appropriate, the requirement for wheelchair/electric buggy spaces should be changed to compliant cycle spaces.

CN12 

For buildings with self-contained dwellings also being assessed under the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH), the following applies:

All self-contained dwellings within the building assessed under the CSH must achieve the available credit for issue Ene8 of the CSH in order to achieve any credits under this issue. Other dwellings/building areas not covered under a CSH assessment must meet the requirements defined above.

CN13 

Design drawings and/or relevant section/clauses of the building specification or contract

Plus (if relevant to building type):

1. The location and size of the wheelchair and buggy storage facilities
2. Location and no. of charging points
3. Assumptions and calculations used to determine number of public users.