Disability & Access Works
Building work that provides or upgrades accessible access - ramps, lifts, accessible sanitary facilities and other Part M provisions for people with disabilities.
Part M of the Building Regulations sets the access-and-use standards a building must meet for people with disabilities - step-free access, accessible sanitary facilities, lifts and clear circulation routes among them. Disability & Access work covers projects built to meet those standards, from a single accessible-WC retrofit to a full access upgrade across an existing building, and it is confirmed for new or altered buildings by a Disability Access Certificate (DAC). PlanningLeads tags this work as its own vertical so access consultants, fit-out contractors and accessibility installers can find it without wading through every scheme in the county.
Access consultants, fit-out contractors and accessibility-equipment installers - lifts, ramps, accessible sanitary ware - sell into a specific, recurring package of work. Filtering to Disability & Access strips out everything else and surfaces just the jobs that need that expertise.
PlanningLeads tags qualifying leads as the disability_access vertical, filterable on its own dedicated feed and from the trade filter on any feed - alongside the Disability Access Certificate side of the compliance register.
Common questions
They're related but different - a Disability Access Certificate (DAC) is the statutory sign-off that a building meets Part M; Disability & Access work is the physical building work (ramps, lifts, accessible sanitary facilities) that gets it there.
Most new buildings and many alterations to existing buildings open to the public or containing common areas - the exact scope depends on the building type and the works involved.
Access consultants advise on compliance, and specialist fit-out and accessibility installers - lift, ramp and sanitary-ware contractors - carry out the physical work.
Related terms
This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Planning rules carry conditions and exceptions - always verify a specific case against the official source or a planning professional before acting.