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Tra 02 Proximity to amenities

(all buildings)

Number of credits available	Minimum standards
Building type dependent	No

Aim

To encourage and reward a building location that facilitates easy access to local services and so reduces the environmental, social and economic impacts resulting from multiple or extended building user journeys, including transport-related emissions and traffic congestion.

Assessment criteria

The following is required to demonstrate compliance:

Up to two credits

All building types, except Type 6, must be located within the stated proximity of at least two accessible core amenities (‘C’ in Table 32).

The remaining number of amenities required, in Table 32, must be met using any other applicable amenities (including any remaining core amenities).

Checklists and tables

Table 32Credits available for Tra 02 for different building types

	Building types
Criteria	Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 5 (Two credits available)		Type 6
No. of BREEAM credits	1	1	1	1	1	1
No. of amenities required	3	3	4	4	7	2
Proximity (metres)	500	500	500	500	1000	500
Appropriate food outlet	C	C	C	C	C	✔
Access to cash	C	C	C	C	C	✔
Access to a recreation or leisure facility for fitness or sports	C	C	C	✔	✔	✔
Access to an outdoor open space (public or private, suitably sized and accessible to building users)	✔	✔	✔	C	C	✔
Publicly available postal facility	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Community facility	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Over the counter services associated with a pharmacy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Public sector doctor's surgery or general medical centre	-	-	✔	✔	✔	✔
Child care facility or school	✔	-	✔	✔	✔	✔
Key: C - Core amenity for building type ✔ - Amenity relevant to building type. Building Types: Type 1: Offices, retail, industrial Type 2: Preschool, schools Type 3: Higher education and university Type 4: Healthcare (requires a bespoke assessment) Type 5: Residential dwellings and residential institutions - long term stay (two credits are available and each can be awarded independently of the other) Type 6: Hotels, residential institutions - short term stay, and other non-standard buildings
	Building types
Criteria	Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 4 (up to two credits available)		Type 5
No. of BREEAM credits	1	1	1	1	2	1
No. of amenities	2	2	2	2	4	2
Proximity (metres)	500	500	500	500	1000	500
Appropriate food outlet	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Access to cash	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Access to an outdoor open space (public or private, provided suitably sized and accessible to building users)				✔	✔	✔
Access to a recreation or leisure facility for fitness or sports	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Key: ✔ - Amenity relevant to building type Building Types: Type 1: Offices, retail, industrial Type 2: Preschools, schools and colleges Type 3: University and higher education Type 4: Multi-residential Type 5: Hotels and other short stay accommodation This issue is not applicable to prison buildings or developments.
	Building types
Criteria	Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 4 (up to two credits available)		Type 5
No. of BREEAM credits	1	1	1	1	2	1
No. of amenities	2	2	2	2	4	2
Proximity (metres)	500	500	500	500	1000	500
Appropriate food outlet	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Access to cash	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Access to an outdoor open space (public or private, provided suitably sized and accessible to building users)				✔	✔	✔
Access to a recreation or leisure facility for fitness or sports	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Key: ✔ - Amenity relevant to building type Building Types: Type 1: Offices, retail, industrial Type 2: Preschools, schools and colleges Type 3: University and higher education Type 4: Multi-residential Type 5: Hotels and other short stay accommodation This issue is not applicable to prison buildings or developments.

Compliance notes

Ref	Terms	Description
Shell and core (non-residential and residential institutions only)
CN1	Applicable assessment criteria	Both options: All criteria relevant to the building type and function apply. Refer to Appendix D – Shell and core project assessments for a more detailed description of the shell and core assessment options.
Residential - Partially fitted and fully fitted
CN2	Applicable assessment criteria - Single and multiple dwellings	Both options: All criteria relevant to the building type and function apply. Refer to Appendix E – Applicability of BREEAM New Construction to single and multiple dwellings, partially and fully fitted for a more detailed description of residential assessment options.
General
CN3	Collective amenities	One type of amenity may also exist within or as part of other types of amenities, e.g. a grocery store in a petrol station, cash point or pharmacy in a supermarket etc. It is not a requirement of this issue that each amenity is 'standalone'.
CN3.1	Amenities within the assessed building or on site	An amenity within the building or on the same site as the proposed development, e.g. where the assessed building is part of a campus, retail or business park or centre, complies with the assessment criteria.
CN3.2	Phased developments	The guidance provided in BREEAM issue Tra 01 Public transport accessibility concerning phased developments also applies to this issue.

Methodology

None.

Evidence

Criteria	Interim design stage	Final post-construction stage
All	Marked-up site plan or map highlighting: Location of assessed building Location and type of amenities The route to the amenities Plan or map scale.	Assessor’s building or site inspection and photographic evidence confirming: The existence of the local amenities The route and distance to the amenities.
All	Where the amenities do not currently exist, but are due to be developed, a letter from the client or developer confirming: The location and type of amenities to be provided The timescale for development of the amenities.	Evidence as outlined at the design stage of assessment OR As above where amenities developed, or under development at the time of post-construction review or assessment.

Criteria

Interim design stage

Final post-construction stage

All

Marked-up site plan or map highlighting:

Location of assessed building
Location and type of amenities
The route to the amenities
Plan or map scale.

Assessor’s building or site inspection and photographic evidence confirming:

The existence of the local amenities
The route and distance to the amenities.

All

Where the amenities do not currently exist, but are due to be developed, a letter from the client or developer confirming:

The location and type of amenities to be provided
The timescale for development of the amenities.

Evidence as outlined at the design stage of assessment

As above where amenities developed, or under development at the time of post-construction review or assessment.

Additional information

Relevant definitions

Accessible amenities: Amenities (as listed) that are within the required proximity (distance in metres) of the building and accessible via safe pedestrian routes, e.g. pavements or paths and safe crossing points or, where provided, dedicated pedestrian crossing points. The distance should not be measured in a straight line.
Access to an outdoor open space (public or private, suitably sized and accessible to building users): A space that enables building users to take an appropriate break from internal building activities, for example, an office building would benefit from a space to sit outside and have lunch. These spaces will need to be suitably sized to ensure that the space supports a reasonable number of building users associated with the project and should not form a part of the public highway.
Access to a recreation or leisure facility: A facility that will allow building users to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This could include a local leisure centre, tennis courts, an on site gym or, for a school, a local playground.
Appropriate food outlet: A means of accessing a food supply that is affordable to the majority of the building's users, as well as being appropriate for their day-to-day needs. For example, a small office building would benefit from having a small shop selling sandwiches or snacks, a residential dwelling and a residential institution would benefit from having a restaurant in the local area.
Child care or school: The intention of this amenity is to provide child support for potential building users; this could include a nursery, child minding facilities or a school local to the development. A school cannot be considered an amenity to a BREEAM assessment of the same school.
Community facility: An internal space that is inclusive to the majority of building users who will occupy the assessed building or development. The facility will serve to facilitate community activities for the assessed building and its users. For example, for a residential dwelling or a residential institution this could be a community hall or for an office building, a public house.

Other information

None.