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Good
day
Janet
You
state:
The
planning
decision
clearly
sets
out
that
commercial
floorspace
on
a
1st
floor
does
not
require
a
lift
or
lifting
platform
if
it
is
below
100
sq.m.
Planning
approval
was
granted
for
up
to
a
total
of
240
sq.m.
of
commercial
floorspace.
(
first
floor
level
)
It
is
envisaged
that
this
will
be
implemented
in
a
number
of
commercial
units
which
will
each
be
less
than
100
sq.m.
In
such
circumstances
none
of
the
resulting
offices
would
need
to
provide
a
lift.
You
are
informing
me
that
any
building
in
the
Sunderland
area
with
upper
floors
can
now
be
subdivided
into
commercial
units
of
less
than
100
sq.
meters
and
they
will
not
require
a
lift!!!
The
planning
decision
is
incorrect
and
I
believe
you
have
been
wrongly
advised
please
see
the
attached
report
(AidAccess)
and
Approved
Document
M
and
The
Equality
Act
2010.
If
what
is
stated
is
correct
then
why
were
other
developments
required
to
provide
a
lift?
Why
would
an
owner
of
a
building
not
simply
save
the
cost
of
installing
a
lift?
What
would
stop
me
buying
a
three
storey
commercial
building
and
subdividing
into
areas
of
less
than
100
sq.
meters
and
renting
them
as
commercial
units?
Can
you
please
inform
me
of
any
other
premises
in
Sunderland
that
have
been
granted
planning
permission
for
commercial
units
on
first
floor
level
under
the
circumstances
you
mention?
In
fact
lets
just
say
commercial
units
above
ground
floor
level,
as
I
would
love
to
know
where
the
limits
are.
Access
for
all
(inclusion)
is
required
for
all
new
buildings
unless
there
are
exceptional
circumstances,
which
in
this
case
there
is
not.
This
new
development
is
not
in
a
flood
plane
and
there
are
no
constraints
to
the
site
other
than
the
physical
size
of
the
site
and
the
size
of
the
proposed
development.
I
find
it
incredible
that
I,
as
an
individual
have
had
to
go
to
the
lengths
I
have
and
still
Sunderland
Council
try
to
find
loopholes
in
legislation
/
policy
/
guidance!!!
Just
to
allow
Fitz
Architects
to
build
a
development
without
inclusive
access
for
all
simply
to
increase
internal
floor
area.
It
does
sum
up
Councillor
Mel
Spedings
reply
to
me
that
"the
law
is
just
opinion".
It
seems
to
me
this
is
the
attitude
Sunderland
Council
has
adopted.
If
we
can
find
a
way
around
it
we