Minimum space standards - Revision history

RafaelAC at 12:33, 4 October 2023

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	= Which country has the smallest homes? =		= Which country has the smallest homes? =
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	As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink, with the emergence of micro dwellings (single residential units that tend to range from 14 to 46 square metres) micro flats and products such as pocket homes.		As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink, with the emergence of micro dwellings (single residential units that tend to range from 14 to 46 square metres) micro flats and products such as pocket homes.

−	= What standards are ~~their~~ for space sizes? =	+	= What standards are there for space sizes? =

	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.

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−	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink~~. (Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m~~, with the ~~US at 130 sq m~~)	+	[[File:Sleep-ga14f616f2 1280.jpg]]
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		+	= Which country has the smallest homes? =
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		+	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m.Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m, with the US at 130 sq m.
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		+	The Smallest House in Britain, also known as Quay House, is a residential building in Conwy Quay, North Wales, that measures 3.05 m (10 ft) high and just 1.8 m (5.9 ft) wide
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		+	As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink, with the emergence of micro dwellings (single residential units that tend to range from 14 to 46 square metres) micro flats and products such as pocket homes.
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		+	= What standards are their for space sizes? =

	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.
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	In addition, in 2013, the government temporarily relaxed planning laws, allowing office buildings to circumvent the planning process when being converted into housing. These conversions are not required to meet any planning-based quality standards, including the minimum space standards, meaning that apartments have been completed which are far smaller than the prescribed minimum of 37 sq. m.		In addition, in 2013, the government temporarily relaxed planning laws, allowing office buildings to circumvent the planning process when being converted into housing. These conversions are not required to meet any planning-based quality standards, including the minimum space standards, meaning that apartments have been completed which are far smaller than the prescribed minimum of 37 sq. m.
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−	Housebuilders and industry bodies such as RIBA have been calling for the national minimum space standard to be embedded within the Building Regulations, set as a standard for housing design across the country. As well as being beneficial for homeowners and tenants, housebuilders have argued that this would provide them with more certainty when bidding for land.

	In a separate move in December 2017, the government announced they were putting rogue landlords 'on notice', with the introduction of new measures to stamp out overcrowding and improve standards for those renting in the private sector. This includes new rules setting minimum size requirements for bedrooms in houses of multiple occupation:		In a separate move in December 2017, the government announced they were putting rogue landlords 'on notice', with the introduction of new measures to stamp out overcrowding and improve standards for those renting in the private sector. This includes new rules setting minimum size requirements for bedrooms in houses of multiple occupation:
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	For more information, see Tackling rogue landlords.		For more information, see Tackling rogue landlords.

−	~~= Find out~~ more =	+	Housebuilders and industry bodies such as the RIBA have continues to call for national minimum space standard to be embedded within the Building Regulations, set as a standard for housing design across the country. As well as being beneficial for homeowners and tenants, housebuilders have argued that this would provide them with more certainty when bidding for land.

−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki ==~~=	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

−	* Code for sustainable homes.
	* Floor area.		* Floor area.
	* Gross internal area.		* Gross internal area.
	* Housing Standards Review.		* Housing Standards Review.
	* International Property Measurement Standards.		* International Property Measurement Standards.
−	* ~~Local plan~~.	+	* Micro dwellings.
		+	* Micro flats.
	* Occupant capacity of a building or space.		* Occupant capacity of a building or space.
	* Overcrowding.		* Overcrowding.
−	* ~~Schedule of accommodation~~.	+	* Pocket homes.
		+	* Smallest house in Britain.
	* Space.		* Space.
	* Tackling rogue landlords.		* Tackling rogue landlords.

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	* Total useful floor area.		* Total useful floor area.

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−	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink. (Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m, with the US at 1	+	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink. (Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m, with the US at 130 sq m)

	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.
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−	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink. (Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m, with the US at ~~130 sq m)~~	+	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink. (Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m, with the US at 1

	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.

Editor at 15:02, 5 December 2019

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−	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink.	+	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink. (Canada has the largest homes in the world measuring 150 sq m, with the US at 130 sq m)

	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.

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−	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area~~, with~~ an average ~~in 2013~~ of 93.6 sq. m. This is compared to ~~the Netherlands’~~ average of ~~115~~.5 sq. m and ~~Denmark’s~~ average of ~~137~~ sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink.	+	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area. A study by Find Me A Floor in 2017 found that homes in England have an average floorspace of 71.2 sq. m. This is compared to Italy’s average of 108.2 sq. m and Germany's average of 92.7 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink.

	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.

Editor at 09:32, 7 September 2018

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	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.		In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.

−	From 1967 these standards were prescribed in England’s public housing, by linking space, not to the expected occupancy levels, but to the utility of the homes. This approach is still adopted in Scotland, but since the 1980s, England’s focus has been on the delivery of more houses, not space, although the building regulations do set some space standards in relation to circulation space, means of escape and space requirements for people with disabilities.	+	From 1967, these standards were prescribed in England’s public housing, by linking space, not to the expected occupancy levels, but to the utility of the homes. This approach is still adopted in Scotland, but since the 1980s, England’s focus has been on the delivery of more houses, not space, although the building regulations do set some space standards in relation to circulation space, means of escape and space requirements for people with disabilities.

	In addition, a number of cities developed their own minimum space standards, with London introducing its own standards since 2011. There have also been a number of ad hoc standards, such as; The Housing Corporation minimum housing quality standards for housing association properties developed with public subsidy, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Lifetime Homes standards and so on.		In addition, a number of cities developed their own minimum space standards, with London introducing its own standards since 2011. There have also been a number of ad hoc standards, such as; The Housing Corporation minimum housing quality standards for housing association properties developed with public subsidy, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Lifetime Homes standards and so on.
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	* Overcrowding.		* Overcrowding.
	* Schedule of accommodation.		* Schedule of accommodation.
		+	* Space.
	* Tackling rogue landlords.		* Tackling rogue landlords.
	* Technical housing standards - nationally described space standard.		* Technical housing standards - nationally described space standard.

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	* Occupant capacity of a building or space.		* Occupant capacity of a building or space.
	* Overcrowding.		* Overcrowding.
		+	* Schedule of accommodation.
	* Tackling rogue landlords.		* Tackling rogue landlords.
	* Technical housing standards - nationally described space standard.		* Technical housing standards - nationally described space standard.

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	Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area, with an average in 2013 of 93.6 sq. m. This is compared to the Netherlands’ average of 115.5 sq. m and Denmark’s average of 137 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink.		Of all EU countries, England has the smallest homes by floor area, with an average in 2013 of 93.6 sq. m. This is compared to the Netherlands’ average of 115.5 sq. m and Denmark’s average of 137 sq. m. As a result of the UK housing shortage, the average size of new homes has continued to shrink.

−	~~Between 1967~~ and ~~1980~~, ~~national minimum floor spaces were prescribed in England’s~~ public housing ~~by linking~~ space~~, not to~~ the ~~expected occupancy levels, but to~~ the ~~utility~~ of ~~the homes. This benchmark is still applicable~~ in ~~Scotland. In~~ the ~~1980s~~, ~~England’s focus began to shift away from this benchmark and on to the delivery of houses~~.	+	In 1961, The Parker Morris Committee published 'Homes for Today and Tomorrow', a report on public housing space standards in the United Kingdom. The Parker Morris Standards were then set out in the Ministry of Housing's 'Design Bulletin 6 – Space in the Home', published in 1963.

−	~~However~~, a number of cities developed minimum space standards, with London introducing its own standards since 2011.	+	From 1967 these standards were prescribed in England’s public housing, by linking space, not to the expected occupancy levels, but to the utility of the homes. This approach is still adopted in Scotland, but since the 1980s, England’s focus has been on the delivery of more houses, not space, although the building regulations do set some space standards in relation to circulation space, means of escape and space requirements for people with disabilities.
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		+	In addition, a number of cities developed their own minimum space standards, with London introducing its own standards since 2011. There have also been a number of ad hoc standards, such as; The Housing Corporation minimum housing quality standards for housing association properties developed with public subsidy, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Lifetime Homes standards and so on.

	In 2012, the coalition government’s fundamental review of building regulations was labelled ‘the biggest change in housing standards in a generation’. The review prescribed that space sizes for all new-build homes around the country would be brought into line with the London standards.		In 2012, the coalition government’s fundamental review of building regulations was labelled ‘the biggest change in housing standards in a generation’. The review prescribed that space sizes for all new-build homes around the country would be brought into line with the London standards.