Path for playing fields - Dda requirmenets

[IanMelb]

As well as the Grass cutter (see Craic) we've also got a small amount for a path, about 20m long from the Car Park to the Pavillion


Our main concerns are that we suspect that we'll need to comply with the DDA if we build it.

I guess that it has to be suitable for wheelchair use and a minimum of 1.5m wide - is that right, or is it 1.2m?

Whilst we're at it - any thoughts on the most economical (read cheapest) construction that we could use? Can we lay two 'tracks', say, with a grass strip down the middle or would it have to be completely covered.

Could we use self-binding gravel / hoggin (?) or what?

Rough costs that we should look for?

Cheers guys

[lutonlagerlout]

last wheelchair ramp we built was 1500 wide ian with tactile paving,ramps were 1:14 and no more than 6 M long before a 1200 rest/flat area.dunno what the craic is if you are doing it private
cheers LLL

[Dave_L]

Not fully up on the DDA but it would have to be a sealed/paved surface for sure.

[IanMelb]

Cheers guys, guess it's a trip down to the Council offices to have a chat with their special advisors about what they'd pass as satisfactory

[Tony McC]

Ian,

there is no hard-and-fast DDA rulking on self-binding gravels. Some LAs allow them; some won't, but if a reasoned case is made, and you get the local disability rights group onside, it's usually possible to get the LA to accept SBGs as a suitable surfacing for low-use paths in rural settings, such as woodland walks, local playing fields, etc.

[IanMelb]

Thanks Tony

We have some good contacts with the local 'Riding for the Disabled' group - I'll approach them and see who they normally speak to, both in the Council and also with respect to Disability Rights

[Tony McC]

Oooooh! Riding for the disabled have a distinct preference for SBGs as it much kinder to horseses' feets than any rigid paving and doesn't freak them (the horseses) out they way some of the cellular paving (particularly the concrete formats) tend to do.