Inclusive design
The City of London Corporation is committed to making the Square Mile an inclusive environment. Accessible and inclusive design benefits everyone, particularly disabled and older people. The Access Team promotes inclusive design through the development and planning process, from concept to completion.
The S20 of the Equality Act 2010 provides that where a physical feature puts a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage in relation to a non-disabled person, reasonable steps should be taken to remove it, alter it or provide a reasonable means of avoiding it.
Contact the Access Team for more information.
Online resources for legislative and design guidance
Planning policy
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Chapter 8 Promoting healthy and safe communities and Chapter 12 Achieving well-designed places.
London Plan 2021, Chapter 3 London's people
Local Plan 2015 Policy DM 10.8 Access and inclusive Design
Go to the Planning Policy Library and use the City Plan category for the latest version of the Draft City Plan 2036, for information on Contributing to a Flourishing Society.
There are relevant policies in the London and Local Plan 2015 and the Draft City Plan 2036 which relate to housing, hotels, cycling and parking.
Design guidance
These links are to pdf documents.
Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document M: access to and use of buildings: Volume 1: dwellings
Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document K: protection from falling, collision and impact
BS 8300-1:2018 Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment. External environment
BS 8300-2:2018 Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment. Buildings
Public realm
The first link is to a pdf document.
Historic environment
These links are to pdf documents
Historic England Easy Access to Historic Buildings (2015)
Historic England Easy Access to Historic Landscapes (2015)
Inclusive cycling
London Cycling Design Standards
Wheels for Wellbeing A Guide to Inclusive Cycling
City of London Access Group
The City of London Access Group (CoLAG) is made up of volunteers, most of who have a disability and live, work or regularly visit the City.
The members give their time to provide personal input on access to the built environment. They meet bi-monthly to discuss national and local access issues as well as news, updated legislation, publications and events that affect disabled people. There is usually a speaker at each meeting giving a presentation on a topical issue.
CoLAG is undergoing a review of its constitution, management structure and terms of reference and will be relaunched later in 2023.