Used by 2 councils
Broadland and South Norfolk HMO fire safety standards
Broadland and South Norfolk councils publish one set of Amenity and Facility Standards for Houses in Multiple Occupation, reviewed in 2023.
Read "Amenity and Facility Standards for Houses in Multiple Occupation" (Reviewed 2023) →What the Broadland and South Norfolk standard expects in 3 typical HMOs
Your council may have changed some of the detail, so check your council's own page below.
| Requirement | 2-storey shared house, 5 tenants | 3-storey shared house, 6 tenants | 3-storey bedsits with cooking in rooms, 6 tenants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire alarm system | Grade D2, LD3 | Grade D2, LD3 | Grade A, LD2, plus a linked heat detector and a standalone smoke alarm in each letting |
| Fire doors on bedrooms | Not required | Required | Required |
| Fire door on the kitchen | Not required | Required | Required |
| Protected escape route | Not required | Required | Required |
| Heat detector in the kitchen | Required | Required | Required |
| Emergency lighting | Not required | Not required | Not required |
| Fire blanket in the kitchen | Required | Required | Required |
| Fire extinguishers | Required | Required | Required |
- Grade D2 (mains alarms with a replaceable backup battery)
- Grade A (a panel system with call points)
- LD3 (escape route only)
- LD2 (escape route plus rooms where fires are likely to start)
What the standard says
Fire alarms
Shared regional standard
“BS 5839-6:2004 Grade D, LD2 fire alarm system with smoke detectors in escape route and (interlinked) heat detector in the kitchen.”
Fire doors
Shared regional standard
“All doors including Kitchen, living room, Bedrooms and Cellars must be 30-minute fire doors with heat and smoke seals and an overhead self-closing device.”
Escape route
Shared regional standard
“30-minute protected fire route.”
Emergency lighting
Shared regional standard
“Emergency lighting to common parts (BS5266) where escape route is long or complex and there is no borrowed lighting”
Fire extinguishers
Shared regional standard
“Simple multipurpose fire extinguisher in a position such that they do not obstruct the escape route. ... Simple multipurpose fire extinguisher in common parts on each floor”
Councils using the Broadland and South Norfolk standard
Every council's HMO fire safety standard →Common questions
Which councils use the Broadland and South Norfolk standard?
2 councils: Broadland, South Norfolk.
Is the Broadland and South Norfolk standard stricter than LACORS?
In some places, yes. Where it asks for more than LACORS, you need to meet it. Where it asks for less, or says nothing, we use the LACORS minimum instead.
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