Outdoor Access Design Guide

This guide is here to help you create outdoor spaces that everyone can enjoy. It will show you structures like gates, seats, fences, and boardwalks.

The guide explains how to choose these items, so they meet legal requirements and work well for everyone.

Download the guide for:

• Designs for gates, boardwalks, fences, and other outdoor furniture and structures.
• Simple instructions on how to build them, with lists of everything you’ll need.
• Solutions to maximise durability and accessibility.
• Information about the law so you know your outdoor features meet all the requirements.
• Principles for designing places that make the outdoors friendly and usable for everyone.

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Date published: updated 2016

Format: PDF