04 - Transport - BREEAM Knowledge Base

Amenities – Pharmacy within a hospital or health centre - KBCN0321

To meet the requirements of 'Over the counter services associated with a pharmacy', a dispensary within a health centre or hospital can be considered as meeting the intent, provided it is publicly accessible and also offers the type of over-the-counter services associated with a stand-alone pharmacy, such as non-prescription medication and health products. Note: This is a change to the approach outlined in the previous KBCN wording, therefore, for assessments registered before this update, where it can be demonstrated that the the assessor has advised the project team based on the previous wording, this can be accepted: Superseded guidance: A publicly accessible pharmacy would typically be required in order to constitute a suitable amenity. If it can be confirmed that an internal pharmacy (in Northern Ireland this may also include an onsite controlled medical dispensary) will provide prescribed medicines for building users, this is acceptable.

18 June 2025 - Title updated and wording amended to clarify the intent. Applied to NC V6 standards.

Campus or campus-type developments – Entrance to consider - KBCN1726

For assessments on sites with multiple buildings (e.g. education campus, business or industrial parks):

Distances to amenities and public transport nodes can be measured from the site’s main entrance if ≥80% of buildings are within 1000 m. Otherwise, use the assessed building’s main entrance, and in such cases, where multiple buildings are included, calculations must always be based on the worst-case scenario (the entrance furthest from the node or amenity)
Where the site has more than one main entrance, either entrance may be used for the calculation.

Purpose: To ensure fair assessment on large sites and to encourage the provision or location of amenities and public transport nodes within or at the periphery of the site.

Note: wording update for clarification and including BIU

Cyclists’ facilities – Shell only/shell & core assessments - KBCN0882

Cycle parking must be provided as part of the base-build for all assessment types. Where compliance is sought for additional cyclists’ facilities, the developer should provide all aspects of the installation which fall within the scope of their work and facilitate the future completion of any aspects which do not. For shell & core assessments, if additional facilities, such as showers and drying space, are not provided in core areas and internal walls are not provided to tenanted areas, these must be indicated on design drawings and all relevant services provided. This would include capped-off supplies and electrical points as necessary in order to facilitate the completion of the compliant facilities by the tenant. Where internal walls are within scope, a compliant changing area must be provided, however for lockers, compliance can be achieved by providing a design drawing showing that there is an adequately sized and suitably located space for the required number of compliant lockers. The developer should do as much as they can, within the scope of their work, to facilitate the future installation of compliant facilities and should not do anything which would make future installation more onerous.

01 Oct 2024 - Addition paragraph added to clarify the approach for changing areas and lockers.
25 May 2018 - Wording amended to clarify the intent.

Dedicated transport service - KBCN1823

A dedicated transport service, such as a dedicated bus, coach, or minibus, provided or managed by the building owner or management, can be considered for any building type with a fixed usage pattern. The dedicated transport must provide a transfer to the local population centre or public transport interchange, or it may be a door-to-door service. Generally, a dedicated service must be available to all regular building users. However, for primary and secondary schools, a dedicated service available to students only can be considered compliant

Electric vehicle charging stations – Requirement to demonstrate that electric vehicles have lower CO2 emissions - KBCN1622

This requirement is now considered obsolete and it is no longer a requirement where compliant electric vehicle charging points are installed.

Electric vehicle charging stations – Short-term visitor spaces - KBCN1735

Where it can be demonstrated that parking spaces for visitors will only be used for short-term parking (a maximum of 15 minutes), these spaces can be excluded from the calculation for EV spaces. This exclusion will typically apply to certain types of retail outlet, where visitors are, for example, collecting or dropping off orders. However, other situations can be considered, where justified.

Home office services – requirement for telephone points - KBCN1808

Due to changes in technology, telephone points are no longer a requirement where the property is provided with a broadband connection.

Hotels and other short stay accommodation – cycle storage unit of measure - KBCN0676

The cycle storage requirement for hotels and other short‑stay accommodation is 1 space per 10 staff. Guests or visitors staying at the hotel are excluded from the calculation. Where a hotel includes on‑site facilities such as conference spaces, restaurants, or gyms, visitors to these facilities should also be included in the cycle-storage calculation: 1 space per 10 guests. Specific Note for Refurbishment and Fit Out International 2015 Table 36 in the technical manual incorrectly refers to “1 staff and 1 visitor, or 1 bed.” Please ignore this error and follow the guidance above.

16-Feb-2026 - Wording update to be applicable across multiple BREEAM Schemes
20-Oct-2025 - Guidance clarified and updated to align with all current BREEAM scheme guidance.
23-Jul-2018 Wording added to include clarification on what to base the calculation of cycle spaces on.
Technical manual to be updated accordingly in next re-issue.

Safe pedestrian routes – Definition, measurement and verification - KBCN0238

Definition Safe pedestrian routes include pavements and safe crossing points, which may be controlled or, for example, be identified by tactile paving, a crossing island or a dropped kerb. An element of judgement may be required, in which case justification should be provided. Measurement Distances could be measured, for example, along a pavement, across a road at a safe crossing point and along the pavement on the other side. The distance should not be measured diagonally across a road, following the most direct route. Verification The assessor’s site inspection is an important aspect of the assessment and may help to confirm that all relevant information is current and can include photographs of any key areas. This can also help to identify safe crossing points or hazards which may not be apparent from a desktop study. Alternatively, web-based map data may be used to satisfy the evidence requirements at both Design and Post-Construction Stage, provided that the assessor is satisfied that this clearly demonstrates compliance and that the evidence is robust and up to date. Where web-based navigation maps (e.g. Google Maps/Street View) are used as evidence, this must include: • Dated and marked-up site plan or a web-based navigation map viewer highlighting: • Current location and type of transport nodes and local amenities. • Current route and distance from the building via a safe pedestrian route. • Plan or map scale. When relying on web-based evidence for post-construction stage, the assessor must, additionally, provide verification that the information provided for the nodes/amenities is still accurate and up to date.

16 Sep 2025 - Wording relating to verification updated to clarify the intent.
29 Aug 2025 - Approach to web-based map data at post-construction stage updated and related wording amended accordingly
07 Mar 2024 - No changes have been made. This appears as 'updated' due to an administrative error.
11 Jan 2024 - Wording re-structured for clarity
19 Dec 2023 - Applicability to BIU V6 confirmed

Travel Plan – Confirmation of timing requirement - KBCN1665

The criteria require that 'a travel plan has been developed as part of the feasibility and design stages'. To clarify: Ideally, this will be completed and shared with the project team before the end of Concept Design Stage, so that sustainable transport options can be considered in the built form of the development. However, in all cases, it must be demonstrated that the Travel Plan was undertaken at an appropriate stage in the design development to influence decisions on implementing sustainable transport measures.

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