Access Guide
Summary
- This guide was created in September 2023.
- There are no public transport links within 200m of the venue.
- The venue has its own parking.
- A designated drop off point is not available.
- The most accessible entrance is the main entrance.
- There is step free access at this entrance.
- This entrance has double doors.
- The door is automatic.
- There is step-free access throughout the building.
- There is not a designated safe place which can be used by people who may feel scared or at risk.
- Accessible toilet facilities are not available.
- Step-free standard toilet facilities are not available.
- Baby change facilities are not available.
Getting Help and Assistance
- Click + Collect is available at this store.
- The Click + Collect point is located on the left as you enter the store.
- There is a collection point available at this store.
- The collection point is located on the left as you enter the store.
- There is a home delivery service from this store.
- The following are available to borrow: wheelchairs.
- The types of trolley available at this store include: standard, standard with baby seat, wheelchair attachable, board carrier (A-frame), heavy duty (heavy garden), flat-bed and wheeled basket.
- An assistance dog toilet or toileting area is not available at the store.
- Water bowls for assistance dogs are not available.
Public Transport
- Please click here for opening times and directions to this store.
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the venue.
- The nearest bus stop is located on Tom Henderson Close.
- Bus number 13 and 60 stop here.
- The nearest train station is Coventry Train Station.
Parking
- The store has its own parking facilities which do not need to be booked in advance.
- Blue Badge parking is available.
- Blue Badge parking is clearly marked.
- The nearest designated Blue Badge parking bay is approximately 20m from the main entrance.
- The car park is free for all users.
- Free parking for all users is limited to 3 hours.
- Clearly marked parent and child parking bays are available.
- There are no Load and Go parking spaces available.
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Parking
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- The car park is located at the front of the store.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
- Parking spaces are provided on a first come first serve basis.
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Blue Badge Parking
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- There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the Blue Badge bays are 224cm x 462cm.
- There is a hatched zone on both sides and to the rear.
- The hatched zone is less than 120cm.
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Access from the Car Park
View
- The entrance is clearly visible from the car park.
- Potential obstacles between the Blue Badge parking and the entrance include a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
Approach
- The surface of the approach is tarmac.
- The bollards contrast visually with the tarmac.
- There is step-free access on approach.
Entrance (Main)
- This information is for the entrance located facing the car park.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
- There is a dark mat or floor marking at this entrance that might be perceived as a hole.
- There are bollards with high visual contrast and a visual identification band in front of the entrance.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There are double automatic doors which open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 178cm.
- There is a second set of doors.
- There are double automatic doors which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 159cm.
- There are security barriers immediately beyond the entrance.
Entrance (TradePoint)
- This information is for the entrance located on the far left of the car park.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
- A colleague is available at this entrance to assist customers.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There is an open entrance which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 292cm.
- There are security barriers immediately beyond the entrance.
Shop
- There is step-free access throughout the shop.
- The lighting levels in the shop are good.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the shop.
- All flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
- The majority of aisle widths are 150cm+.
- Access throughout the shop is unobstructed.
- There is high visual contrast between the shelving and floor throughout the shop.
- There is background noise in the shop.
Area (Garden Centre)
- The area is internal.
- This area can be found to the right as you enter the store.
- There are no doors at this entrance to access this area from the shop.
- There is step-free access throughout the area.
- The lighting levels in this area are good.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the building.
- The majority of aisle widths are 150cm+.
- There is high visual contrast between the shelving and floor in all areas.
- There is background noise in the area.
Area (Garden Centre - External)
- The area is external.
- This area can be found to the right of the store.
- There are double automatic doors which open by sliding to access this area from the shop.
- The width of the door opening is 142cm.
- There is step-free access throughout the area.
- The lighting levels in this area are good.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the building.
- The majority of aisle widths are 150cm+.
- There is high visual contrast between the shelving and floor in all areas.
- There is background noise in the area.
Area (Building Yard)
- The area is external.
- This area can be found on the left of the store.
- There are double automatic doors which open by sliding to access this area from the shop.
- The width of the door opening is 224cm.
- There is step-free access throughout the area.
- The lighting levels in this area are good.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the building.
- The majority of aisle widths are 150cm+.
- There is high visual contrast between the shelving and floor in all areas.
- There is background noise in the area.
Planning Area (Kitchen and Bathroom)
- The planning area is located in the centre of the store.
- There is step-free access to the planning area.
- The lighting levels in the planning area are good.
- The distance between the floor and the lowest desk is 82cm.
- The distance between the floor and the highest desk is 104cm.
- There is sufficient space to write or sign documents on the desk.
- The area does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are seats which do not have armrests.
- There is sufficient space for a wheelchair user to use the planning area.
Counter (Click and Collect)
- The counter is located Click and Collect.
- The counter is approximately 20m from the main entrance.
- Clear signage for the counter is not visible from the entrance.
- There is step-free access to the counter.
- The lighting levels at the counter are good.
- The counter is 106cm high.
- The counter for seated users is 83cm high.
- There is sufficient space to write or sign documents on the counter.
- The counter for seated users has sufficient space to write or sign documents and a clear knee recess.
- There is an assistance button which is 120cm from the floor.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Counter (Timber Cutting)
- The counter is located at the far end of the store.
- The counter is approximately 70m from the main entrance.
- Clear signage for the counter is not visible from the entrance.
- There is step-free access to the counter.
- The lighting levels at the counter are good.
- The counter is 88cm high.
- There is an assistance button which is 110cm from the floor.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Counter (Paint Mixing)
- The counter is located on the left hand side of the store.
- The counter is approximately 24m from the main entrance.
- Clear signage for the counter is not visible from the entrance.
- There is step-free access to the counter.
- The lighting levels at the counter are good.
- The counter is 105cm high.
- The counter for seated users is 76cm high.
- There is an assistance button which is 79cm from the floor.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Counter (TradePoint)
- The counter is located on the right as you enter the TradePoint entrance.
- The counter is approximately 2m from the TradePoint entrance.
- The counter is visible from the entrance.
- There is step-free access to the counter.
- The lighting levels at the counter are good.
- The counter is 108cm high.
- The counter for seated users is 72cm high.
- There is sufficient space to write or sign documents on the counter.
- The counter for seated users has sufficient space to write or sign documents and no clear knee recess.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Checkouts
- The checkout area is located on the left as you enter the store.
- There is step-free access to the checkout area.
- The checkout area is clearly signed.
- The lighting levels at the checkout area are good.
- The store has: staffed checkouts and self-service checkouts.
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Staffed Checkout(s)
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- The checkout is 83cm high.
- The checkout for seated users is 66cm high.
- There is not a clear knee recess beneath the staffed checkout for seated users.
- The Chip & PIN card machines are accessible to a wheelchair user from the staffed checkouts.
- The checkout does not have a hearing assistance system.
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Self-Service Checkout(s)
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- The controls/screen heights for the self-service checkouts vary between 82cm and 150cm.
- The Chip & PIN card machines are accessible to a wheelchair user from the self-service checkouts.
- There is a hand-held scanner.
- Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkouts.
Toilet with Adaptations
- Toilets are currently unavailable as they are being refurbished.
Standard Toilet
- Toilets are currently unavailable as they are being refurbished.
Exit
- This information is for the exit located directly behind the checkouts.
- The exit area/door is clearly signed.
- A colleague is available at this exit to assist customers.
- There is step-free access at this exit.
- There are double automatic doors which open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 210cm.
- There is a second set of doors.
- The second set of doors is an open exit which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 304cm.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this exit for those awaiting pick up.
