04 Transport

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be demonstrated that the the assessor has advised the project team based on the previous wording, this can be accepted: Superseded guidance: A publicly accessible pharmacy would typically be required in order to constitute a suitable amenity.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

Clarification of ‘rural location’ in England and Wales - KBCN1824

A rural location is defined as any settlement with a resident population of fewer than 10,000 people, including rural towns, villages, hamlets and dispersed dwellings, as set out in the Government’s Rural‑Urban Classification (RUC).

To confirm whether a development is located in a rural location, enter the site postcode into: Web map for Rural Urban Classification (RUC) of Local Authority District Areas (LADs), England and Wales, 2024 | Open Geography Portal Only locations classified as rural within the RUC system are eligible. This includes areas designated as Majority Rural or Intermediate Rural.

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 (EV) Charging – Shared Parking for New Buildings, Extensions, and Phased Developments - KBCN1827

The required number of EV charging points must be based on the total number of parking spaces that serve the assessed building. This total includes both existing spaces and any new spaces associated with the project. Where parking is shared across a wider site, the “associated” number of spaces refers to the amount of parking the assessed building is expected to rely on for its occupants. A proportional allocation calculation must be used to determine this number. Example: If a project sits on a site with 1,000 shared spaces but the new building’s occupancy requires only 100 spaces, the EV requirement is calculated based on 100 spaces, not the full 1,000.

General Requirements
- Defining the parking that counts. Use a proportional allocation method to determine how many spaces in a shared car park are associated with the project.
- Short-stay exclusion: Short-stay spaces with a maximum stay of 15 minutes (e.g., pick-up/drop-off bays) are excluded from the EV calculation.
- EV Charging points location: EV charging points should be installed as close as possible to the building’s main entrance to ensure convenient access for the building users.
- Existing infrastructure: Existing EV charging points in a shared car park can only be counted when:
  - They exceed the BREEAM requirement for the buildings they were originally installed to serve,
  - They meet current BREEAM requirements, and
  - They form part of the new project’s allocated parking.
- No “legacy” exclusions: Existing parking spaces cannot be excluded simply because they predate the BREEAM assessment. If the spaces serve the assessed building, they are in scope.
- Operational policy. It is recommended, but not mandatory, that building management implement operational measures (e.g., signage, permits, digital access controls) to help ensure that EV spaces are used by the intended building users.
New Buildings on a Site or Extensions
- Calculation basis for new buildings or extensions, EV requirements must be based on the total parking demand associated with the project, including both existing associated spaces and any new spaces created.
- Proportional allocation formula
  - Determine the project’s share of the total site parking using either GIA or occupancy.
  - Allocated project parking = Total site parking × (Project GIA ÷ Total GIA), OR
  - Allocated project parking = Total site parking × (Project occupancy ÷ Total occupancy)
Phased Development
- Current Phase: The EV calculation should be based on the parking demand of the phase under assessment, including the existing infrastructure and any new parking spaces delivered in that phase.
- Existing Infrastructure: EV charging provision installed in previous phases may count towards compliance where it meets the required threshold for the current phase
- Future Phases: Provisions in future phases may be counted only if secured by a legally binding commitment (such as a signed contract or planning obligation) with a confirmed delivery timeline.

Electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) – Priority spaces - KBCN1429

The current criteria for EVCS do not address provision for priority spaces, such as those allocated to disabled use and car sharing. The assessor and design team should, therefore, take a pragmatic approach to this and, where the overall number of required EVCS permits, an appropriate proportion of these should be provided for priority spaces. This will not be deemed as 'double-counting' as the number of EVCS required should be considered independently of other requirements. The intent is that electric vehicle charging spaces are available to all building users (where possible).

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.

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.

Measurements and calculations for reporting on amenities – design stage - KBCN1381

Reporting on accessible amenities is an explicit requirement of the Site-Specific Transport Assessment in Tra 01. However, if this assessment does not provide enough information to satisfy the relevant requirements for Tra 02, it must be supplemented by an additional report. This does not have to be provided by author of the transport assessment, and could, for example, be produced by the BREEAM assessor or a member of the design team.

02 Nov 2023 - Reference to calculating the AI removed. This, and reporting on accessible amenities are explicit requirements of the transport assessment in Tra 01. Title and wording updated to clarify the intent and made applicable to Tra 02.

Public Transport Access Index (PTAI) – Buildings in Greater London - KBCN1149

For projects in Greater London, the Public Transport Access Index (PTAI) should be derived directly from the TfL WebCAT platform. When this tool is used, the BREEAM Tra 01/02 PTAI/AI calculation is not required. Requirements:

Baseline: Assessors must use the PTAL version that is current at the time the Transport Assessment is undertaken (Concept Design).
Post-Construction Consistency: Once the design-stage PTAI is established, it does not need to be updated at the Post-Construction stage, even if the local transport network or WebCAT data has changed in the interim.
Location: Access data via TfL WebCAT.
Procedure: Follow the below technical guide to extract the specific Accessibility Index (AI) value from the WebCAT CSV export (Cell G3) for entry into the BREEAM Platform.

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04 03 2026 - Updated to clarify requirements and adding instruction for locating PTAI or AI via TfL WebCAT
03 08 2022 - Updated to clarify that the version used must be current at the time of the transport assessment, but this does not need to be updated at post-construction stage

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

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