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Should the UK domestic dwelling have a plant room

Sergio Fernandez

Should it be made mandatory for a UK new build domestic dwelling to have a plant room factored in at the design stage?  Something like 1 meter by 2 meter as the minimum requirement.  This could be a BS (British Standard) or a Building Control or CDM (Construction Design Management)

The Plant Room/Services room could be used to house some of the following
Boiler Gas/Electric/Hydrogen
CU/DB (Consumer Unit/Distribution Unit)
Power inverter and batteries
This is not an exhaustive list but it sets the idea or concept


The space could then be suitably heated and ventilated and fire resistant including interlink smoke/heat alarms



As always please be polite and respectful in this purely academic debate.







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  • That's a great idea in order to make a safer and more reasonable practical of usage when you have everything together in that plantroom.

    Unfortunately I don't see it happening in the new build flats in the UK, agreed with Simon and Chris below when in new average build apartments and dwelling you've got such a minimal space to live and every extra space they will be looking to make profit out of it.

    However I believe this could be an option in larger new build properties i.e detached or semi detached 3 bed or 4 bed and this option could accommodate the space for building up a safe plant room, like you Sergio mentioned in USA dwellings.

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  • That's a great idea in order to make a safer and more reasonable practical of usage when you have everything together in that plantroom.

    Unfortunately I don't see it happening in the new build flats in the UK, agreed with Simon and Chris below when in new average build apartments and dwelling you've got such a minimal space to live and every extra space they will be looking to make profit out of it.

    However I believe this could be an option in larger new build properties i.e detached or semi detached 3 bed or 4 bed and this option could accommodate the space for building up a safe plant room, like you Sergio mentioned in USA dwellings.

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