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Includes detailed drawings that show the ideal spacing and layout of rooms.
In places, the guidance differs from that provided in Approved Document M (2010) and BS 8300:2001 (2009 edition). Where this is the case, the reasons for the variations are discussed.
Published 20 March 2013.
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