TM05 - Cycling facilities – Above Green

(2 credits available)

Aim

To promote cycling by ensuring the adequate provision of cyclist facilities.

Assessment Criteria

The following is required to demonstrate compliance:

One credit

Consultation has taken place between the local authority, developer, community representatives and other stakeholders to establish the likely facility requirements. The consultation considers all expected users of the development (residents and non-residents), existing cycling facilities, potential location of facilities and expected demand.
The results of the consultation have been analysed and an appropriate level of cycle facilities to promote cycling for the development has been agreed.
A commitment is made to provide adequate space for cycle storage to accommodate the minimum standards shown below (See TM 05 – Cycling facilities):

Table - 13: Minimum standards for cycle storage.

Building type

Storage requirements

Residential

Requirements:

Studios/1 bedroom dwellings - storage for 1 cycle for every two dwellings
2/3 bedroom dwellings - storage for 1 cycle
4 + bedrooms - storage for 2 cycles

Non-Residential

Requirements:

The first 500 users - 1 space per 10 users
Between 501 – 1000 users - 1 space per 15 users
Above 1001 + users - 1 space per 20 users

A legal agreement, contract or permit is in place to ensure non-residential plot developers provide an appropriate number of showers, changing facilities and lockers, and space for drying wet clothes.

Two credits

Criteria 1 to 4 are achieved.
The local authority and developer have agreed a maintenance strategy for the cyclist facilities and dedicated funds are allocated for the maintenance and adjustment of the cyclist facilities in communal locations.

Compliance Notes

Ref	Terms	Description
CN1	Compliant cycle storage (non- residential) . See criterion 3	Compliant cycle storage facilities are those that meet the following: Where the calculated number of required cycle storage spaces is less than 4 total provision should be based on the lower of the following: a minimum of four compliant storage spaces must be provided (unless otherwise stated) OR one space per user (staff and where appropriate other user groups). The space is secure, well lit and covered overhead to protect from the weather. 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. 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. The facilities are in a prominent site location that is in view/overlooked from either an occupied building or a main access to a building. The majority of the cycle racks are within 100m of a building entrance (ideally within 50m).
CN2	Compliant cycle storage (residential) . See criterion 3	Compliant cycle storage facilities are those that meet the following: The minimum storage area required to store cycles on the floor: 1 cycle: 2 m long × 0.75 m wide 2 cycles: 2 m long × 1.5 m wide 4 cycles: 2 m long × 2.5 m wide Where proprietary storage or hanging systems are provided, the space requirements are flexible but the system must allow each cycle to be removed independently. Where cycle storage is provided in a shed, a minimum of 1 m²is required for garden tools (in addition to the above dimensions). The shed must be set on a concrete foundation and secure fixing needs to be provided. Where cycle storage is provided in a garage, adequate space must be provided to store both the bicycle(s) and the car(s) at the same time. Easy and direct access from/to the dwelling(s) and from/to the cycle store to a public right of way. Access from the store to a public right of way through the dwelling is not acceptable, e.g. where cycles are stored in a shed in the back garden of a mid-terraced home and there is no direct access from the garden to a public right of way. Communal stores must be located within 100m of the front door or the main entrance to a block of flats.
CN3	Calculating the number of compliant cyclist spaces required (non- residential) . See criterion 3	Calculating the number of cyclist spaces needed for non-residential development should be undertaken in line with the following example. A non-residential development with 1800 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 users @ 1 space per 15 users = 34 spaces (rounded up from 33.26) 1001-1800 users @ 1 space per 20 users = 40 spaces (rounded up from 39.95) Total compliant cycle storage spaces required = 124 spaces
CN4	Funding for maintenance & adjustment . See criterion 6	Guidance should be sought from the local authority as to how much maintenance and adjustment costs typically are. An amount need not be set by the local authority and matched by the developer, but should be used to indicate the levels of financial resource required.
CN5	Number of building users in non-residential building types.See criterion 3	Where the end occupier is unknown the number of building occupants in an existing development of similar type and size can be used (the assessor needs to justify or validate the number used in their certification report).

Evidence

Criteria No.	Final Assessment
1	Documentary evidence of consultation.
2	Summary of the analysis and written confirmation from the developer.
3	Written commitment from the developer.
4	A copy of the legal agreement.
6	A copy of the maintenance strategy and written confirmation from the developer and local authority.

Additional Information

Relevant Definition

Community focal point: See TM 02 – Safe and appealing streets

Other information

Default occupancy rates by building type

Building type and function area	Occupant density	Building type and function area	Occupant density
Business		Secure Residential Institution
Office area (including reception areas)	0.111	Cell	0.190
Food preparation area (staffed)	0.108	Reception	0.121
Small workshop/category lab space	0.068	Hall/lecture theatre/assembly area	0.183
Industrial		Eating/drinking area	0.141
Food preparation area	0.213	Workshop - small-scale	0.048
Industrial process area	0.022	Laundry	0.086
Laboratory	0.107	Classroom	0.183
Reception	0.110	Office and consulting areas	0.093
Warehouse storage	0.009	Food preparation area	0.111
Generic Office Area	0.108	Libraries, Museums, Galleries
Hospitals, care homes		Reception	0.095
Reception	0.152	Food preparation area	0.176
Post Mortem Facility	0.050	Hall/lecture theatre/assembly area	0.150
Food preparation area	0.161	Laboratory	0.098
Physiotherapy Studio	0.200	Workshop - small-scale	0.062
Bedroom Unit	0.105	Display and Public areas	0.150
Laundry	0.117	Generic Office Area	0.099
24-hours consulting/treatment areas	0.000	General Assembly and Leisure, Clubs, Theatres
Assembly areas/halls	1.000	Dry sports hall	0.047
Hydrotherapy pool hall	0.100	Fitness Studio	0.132
Industrial process area	0.124	Fitness suite/gym	0.170
Laboratory	0.080	Food preparation area	0.131
Operating theatre	0.125	Hall/lecture theatre/assembly area	0.175
Classroom	1.000	Auditoria	0.341
Diagnostic Imaging	0.100	Ice rink	0.225
Generic Ward	0.175	Performance area (stage)	0.049
Office and consulting areas	0.195	Public circulation areas	0.241
Primary Healthcare		Reception	0.126
Reception	0.11	Sales area - general	0.102
Office and consulting areas	0.082	Swimming pool	0.163
Further and Higher Education		Workshop - small-scale	0.067
Residents Bedroom	0.120	Generic Office Area	0.116
Classroom	0.203	Display area	0.001
Food preparation area	0.096	Community/day centres
Hall/lecture theatre/assembly area	0.202	Reception	0.108
Computer laboratory	0.231	Dry sports hall	0.047
Laboratory	0.106	Food preparation area	0.143
Laundry	0.105	Workshop - small scale	0.064
Reception	0.112	Hall/lecture theatre/assembly area	0.169
Workshop - small scale	0.068	Office and consulting areas	0.106
Office and consulting areas	0.098	Other spaces/buildings
Hotels		Data Centre	0.096
Bedroom	0.094	Server Room	0.096
Food preparation area	0.108	Heavy Plant Room	0.096
Reception	0.105
Generic Office Area	0.106

Notes for Table15 of default occupancy rates:

The net floor area for each function must be multiplied by the equivalent occupant density to determine an overall occupancy for the function area.
Not all potential building areas are listed, only those required to reflect estimated building occupancy for the building type. For example, an office building may have a canteen but it will be the staff that predominantly uses the canteen. The office staff numbers will be estimated using the default occupancy rate for the office area; therefore to include the canteen would result in double counting of occupancy.
If a building type is not listed, occupancy rates for a similar building type or function area may be used.
The above occupancy rates have been sourced from the activity database of the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM).