BS 8300-2:2018 recommends that a Changing Places toilet should be at least 12 square metres in size (3m wide by 4m long with a ceiling height of 2.4m). This extra space is what makes a Changing Places facility special: standard accessible toilets are often too small for some wheelchair users who require assistance to use the bathroom.
To be able to register your Changing Places facility with the Changing Places Consortium and be listed on the toilet map, your facility must be at least 10 square metres. However, this is only acceptable within an existing building. A room of this size meets the bare minimum requirements in the Changing Places standard. Although possible, this size isn’t ideal; often we cannot fit all the elements required for a fully compliant Changing Places within such limited space.
