Moving kitchen door

[pearg93]

Hi

I am planning to move the door from my kitchen and am wondering if it contravenes building regs. Its a 1930s house. 3 storeys due to loft conversion (signed off under building regs around 2003).

The attached image is my ground floor. THe current kitchen door is the red line, it is not a fire a door and doesnt even close due to being warped. I plan to move it to where the blue line is (currently there is no door there). Nothing else will change regarding the kitchen,

I know there are certain rules about kitchens being separated from staircases these days. The staircase is standard with no alterations.

As far as I can tell I should be OK moving this door as I have not made the situation worse? As there is a still a door between kitchen and stairs at some point.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

That would be fine though technically for a loft conversion signed off in 2003 that door should be fitted with a self closing device, as should all the other doors off the stair lobby that open to a habitable room.

 

[pearg93]

That would be fine though technically for a loft conversion signed off in 2003 that door should be fitted with a self closing device, as should all the other doors off the stair lobby that open to a habitable room.

Ok thanks. I thought the automatic door closers would apply to the doors opening to the 1st floor landing upstairs (which in turn feeds the loft room)? There are self closers on these.
I didnt think it would apply to the ground floor as well?- these dont have self closers and dont appear to have ever had them

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Actually I think it is only habitable rooms that required a self closer, my knowledge of the regs at the time is a bit hazy tbh! It all changed in 2007 or something as many people were just taking off the closers anyway.