Travel distance
unless otherwise specified, e.g. as in the case of flats
The distance that a person would travel from any point within the floor area to the nearest storey exit, determined by the layout of walls, partitions and fittings.
Approved Document B Volumes 1 and 2, Appendix A (page 138, page 149)
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