| 5. | NOTES - Please read the following notes from Environmental Health carefully:-
FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FIRE SEPARATION:
A) A domestic system should be provided in each flat, including mains wired smoke detectors in each room with a heat detector in each kitchen.
B) An L3 system conforming to BS 5839, serving the landlord areas which will include the shared escape routes, must be provided.
C) In flat lobbies there should be a smoke detector and sounder which is interlinked to the landlords system.
D) Internal doors in the properties should be FD20S doors fire construction.
E) The rooms that open onto the shared escape route must be fitted with FD30S doors.
F) The commercial unit on the ground floor must have a fire detection system that is linked to the landlord's domestic system.
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT:
Simple multi-purpose extinguishers should be provided on each floor in the common parts and a fire blanket to be provided in each of the kitchens.
FIRE SEPARATION:
There should be a 60-minute imperforate separation between the commercial and residential uses. This will, therefore, require an FD60S door between the staff room and the escape exit.
NOISE GENERATION:
The works have the potential to cause noise nuisance, to local residents living nearby, from the construction and demolition phases. The applicant should undertake a noise assessment of this aspect. This should address issues surrounding, for example, choice of plant, hours of work and deliveries of materials , with reference to relevant standards and codes of practice, such as BS5228 - 'Noise Control on Construction Sites'.
GENERAL:
The structure separating individual dwellings from each other, from communal areas and from the outside environment, must be adequately insulated against the transmission of noise.
Adequate ventilation must be provided to all bathrooms, shower rooms and kitchens. Mechanical ventilation must have a 'whisper-quiet¿ operation and meet with Building Regulations.
The internal dimensions of all rooms within the apartments shall comply with the minimum requirements of the Council's standards for this type of property. A copy of these standards is available from Environmental Health.
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