Accessibility and Disability Compliance Advice helps building owners, landlords, employers, developers, and organisations understand how accessible their premises are and what improvements may be required to support safe, inclusive, and practical use.
This service can be useful for both existing buildings and proposed developments, helping identify barriers that may affect disabled people, visitors, staff, residents, patients, pupils, or members of the public.
At ELR Building Surveying and Consultancy Ltd, we provide clear, practical advice on accessibility, inclusive design, and disability-related building considerations. Our work can support refurbishment projects, change of use proposals, Building Control submissions, workplace improvements, education and healthcare settings, community buildings, commercial premises, and residential developments.
Our advice can include reference to relevant Building Regulations guidance, including Approved Document M, together with wider accessibility and reasonable adjustment considerations where applicable.
You may benefit from accessibility and disability compliance advice if you are:
Accessibility reviews are commonly instructed by landlords, managing agents, employers, schools, healthcare providers, charities, community organisations, commercial property owners, developers, and duty holders responsible for building access and user safety.
We can carry out a visual assessment of the building to identify physical barriers, access limitations, and areas where improvements may be required.
The assessment can be tailored to the building type, use, and client requirements. Depending on the scope, we can review:
Where access is restricted or elements cannot be inspected, this will be clearly identified within the report.
For proposed works, refurbishments, alterations, fit-outs, or changes of use, we can provide practical accessibility design and specification advice.
This may include recommendations relating to:
Our advice is designed to help clients, designers, contractors, and Building Control understand the accessibility requirements and practical measures needed for the building.
For existing buildings, we can help identify practical improvements that may support accessibility and reasonable adjustment considerations.
This can include reviewing the building’s current access arrangements and setting out a prioritised list of recommended improvements. These may range from minor adjustments, such as signage or threshold improvements, to more significant works such as ramp provision, WC upgrades, door widening, or layout alterations.
Our recommendations are clear, practical, and proportionate to the building, helping you understand what action may be appropriate, achievable, and beneficial for users.
Accessibility is closely linked with fire safety, particularly where disabled people, older people, children, patients, residents, or vulnerable users may need assistance during evacuation.
Where relevant, we can consider how accessibility and fire safety interact, including:
GOV.UK guidance confirms that fire safety risk assessments should include emergency evacuation arrangements for disabled people and should not rely on Fire and Rescue Service intervention to make the evacuation plan work. (GOV.UK)
Following the inspection or review, you will receive a clear and structured report setting out our findings, recommendations, and relevant accessibility considerations.
Depending on the service instructed, the report can include:
The report is designed to help you understand what has been found, why it matters, and what action may be required.
Our accessibility and disability compliance advice can support a wide range of buildings, including:
Each building is different, so our advice is tailored to the property, its users, and the intended purpose of the assessment.
We can carry out a visual assessment of the building to identify physical barriers, access limitations, and areas where improvements may be required.
The assessment can be tailored to the building type, use, and client requirements. Depending on the scope, we can review:
Where access is restricted or elements cannot be inspected, this will be clearly identified within the report.
For proposed works, refurbishments, alterations, fit-outs, or changes of use, we can provide practical accessibility design and specification advice.
This may include recommendations relating to:
Our advice is designed to help clients, designers, contractors, and Building Control understand the accessibility requirements and practical measures needed for the building.
For existing buildings, we can help identify practical improvements that may support accessibility and reasonable adjustment considerations.
This can include reviewing the building’s current access arrangements and setting out a prioritised list of recommended improvements. These may range from minor adjustments, such as signage or threshold improvements, to more significant works such as ramp provision, WC upgrades, door widening, or layout alterations.
Our recommendations are clear, practical, and proportionate to the building, helping you understand what action may be appropriate, achievable, and beneficial for users.
Accessibility is closely linked with fire safety, particularly where disabled people, older people, children, patients, residents, or vulnerable users may need assistance during evacuation.
Where relevant, we can consider how accessibility and fire safety interact, including:
GOV.UK guidance confirms that fire safety risk assessments should include emergency evacuation arrangements for disabled people and should not rely on Fire and Rescue Service intervention to make the evacuation plan work. (GOV.UK)
Following the inspection or review, you will receive a clear and structured report setting out our findings, recommendations, and relevant accessibility considerations.
Depending on the service instructed, the report can include:
The report is designed to help you understand what has been found, why it matters, and what action may be required.
Our accessibility and disability compliance advice can support a wide range of buildings, including:
Each building is different, so our advice is tailored to the property, its users, and the intended purpose of the assessment.
At ELR Building Surveying and Consultancy Ltd, we provide accessibility and disability compliance advice with a practical, professional, and evidence-based approach.
With almost a decade of experience in Building Control, we understand how buildings should be designed, altered, maintained, and improved to support safe and inclusive access. This gives us a strong technical foundation for identifying access barriers, advising on practical improvements, and helping clients understand relevant Building Regulations and accessibility requirements.
Our advice is clear, structured, and focused on real-world application. We explain what we have found, why it matters, and what action may be required to improve accessibility, usability, safety, and compliance.
Above all, our aim is to help you create safer, more accessible, and more inclusive buildings that work better for the people who use them.
You may need an accessibility assessment if you own, manage, alter, refurbish, or occupy a building used by staff, visitors, residents, pupils, patients, or members of the public.
An assessment can help identify barriers and provide practical recommendations to improve access and usability.
Approved Document M provides guidance on access to and use of buildings under the Building Regulations in England. It covers accessibility-related matters such as entrances, circulation, sanitary facilities, and access within buildings. (GOV.UK)
Reasonable adjustments are changes that may be required to help disabled people avoid being placed at a substantial disadvantage. The Equality Act 2010 includes duties relating to reasonable adjustments for disabled people. (Legislation.gov.uk)
Yes. We can advise on both existing buildings and proposed works.
For existing buildings, we can identify access barriers and recommend practical improvements. For proposed works, we can provide design and specification advice to support Building Control review and inclusive design.
Yes. Accessibility advice can help support a Building Control application where access to and use of the building is relevant to the proposed works.
We can provide technical advice, review drawings, and make recommendations to help the design address relevant accessibility requirements.
Yes. We can support education, healthcare, and community buildings with accessibility reviews, disability compliance advice, Building Regulations design support, fire safety considerations, and practical improvement recommendations.
If you require accessibility or disability compliance advice for an existing building, proposed development, refurbishment, fit-out, or change of use, please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
