Access Guide
Summary
- This guide was created in June 2023.
- There are 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 more than one set of double doors.
- The doors are 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.
- There is a hearing assistance system at the tills.
- Accessible toilet facilities are available, but they do not meet AccessAble's criteria.
- Step-free ambulant toilet facilities are available.
- Step-free standard toilet facilities are available.
- Baby change facilities are available.
- Left hand transfer accessible toilet facilities can be found at the far rear right of the store.
- Ambulant toilet facilities can be found inside the standard toilets.
- Female and male standard toilet facilities can be found at the far rear right of the store.
- Baby changing facilities can be found at the far rear right of the store.
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 the A34 Lichfield Road.
- The nearest train station is Stafford.
- For more information on Stafford Train Station please click here (opens new tab).
Getting Help and Assistance
- Click + Collect is available at this store.
- The Click + Collect point is located to the left as you enter the store, just past the checkout tills.
- 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), 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.
Parking
- The store has shared parking facilities which do 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 15m 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 not available.
- There are no Load and Go parking spaces available.
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Parking
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- The car park is located in front of 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 more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the Blue Badge bays are 225cm x 471cm.
- There is a hatched zone on one side and to the rear.
- The hatched zone is at least 120cm.
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Access from the Car Park
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- The entrance is clearly visible from the car park.
- There is a road to cross with dropped kerbs and tactile paving.
Approach
- The surface of the approach is tarmac.
- There are bollards on the approach which have a minimum width of 145cm and are 90cm high.
- The bollards have a visual identification band and contrast visually with the tarmac.
- There is step-free access on approach.
Entrance (Main Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located to the far left of the store.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There is 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.
- A colleague is available at this entrance to assist customers.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There are double automatic doors which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 239cm.
- There is a second set of doors.
- There are double automatic doors which open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 197cm.
- There are automatic swing gates and security barriers immediately beyond the entrance.
Entrance (TradePoint)
- This information is for the entrance located to the right of the main store.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There is 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.
- A colleague is available at this entrance to assist customers.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There is a single automatic door which open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 159cm.
- 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 low colour contrast between the shelving and floor throughout the shop.
- There is background noise in the shop.
Area (Building Yard)
- The area is internal.
- This area can be found to the far 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 259cm.
- 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 low colour contrast between the shelving and floor in all areas.
- There is background noise in the area.
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Comments
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- There is a second door similar to the one surveyed next to the Trade Point.
Area (Garden Centre)
- The area is internal and external.
- This area can be found to the far 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 197cm.
- There is step-free access throughout the area.
- The lighting levels in this area are varied.
- 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 low colour contrast between the shelving and floor in the majority of walkways.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in the area.
Planning Area (Design Centre - Bathrooms)
- The planning area is located to the far left of the store.
- There is step-free access to the planning area.
- The lighting levels in the planning area are good.
- The standard height for desks is 101cm.
- There is sufficient space to write or sign documents on the desk.
- The area does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are high stools only.
- There is sufficient space for a wheelchair user to use the planning area.
Planning Area (Design Centre - Kitchens)
- The planning area is located to the far rear left 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 78cm.
- The distance between the floor and the highest desk is 102cm.
- There is sufficient space to write or sign documents on the desk.
- The area does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are high stools and some chairs without armrests.
- There is sufficient space for a wheelchair user to use the planning area.
Counter (Collections)
- The counter is located in the centre of the store.
- The counter is approximately 43m from the main entrance.
- Clear signage for 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 94cm high.
- There is not sufficient space to write or sign documents on the counter.
- There is an assistance button which is 86cm from the floor.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Counter (Paint Mixing)
- The counter is located in the centre of the store, in the paint aisles.
- The counter is approximately 36m from the main entrance.
- Clear signage for 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 105cm high.
- The counter for seated users is 75cm high.
- There is an assistance button which is 123cm from the floor.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Counter (TradePoint)
- The counter is located to the right of the TradePoint entrance.
- The counter is approximately 4m 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 does not have a hearing assistance system.
Checkouts
- The checkout area is located in the centre of 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 65cm high.
- There is not a clear knee recess beneath the staffed checkout for seated users.
- The Chip & PIN card machines are not accessible to a wheelchair user from the staffed checkouts.
- The checkout has a clearly signed 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 not 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.
Entrance (Toilet Facilities)
- This information is for the entrance located to the far rear right of the store.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There is a single manual door which open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 82cm.
Accessible Toilet (Left Hand Transfer)
- This accessible toilet is located at the far right of the store.
- This accessible toilet is approximately 62m from the main entrance.
- There is step-free access into the accessible toilet.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text signage on or near the toilet door.
- There is a manual door which opens outwards and has a high colour contrast.
- The width of the accessible toilet door opening is 82cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- No key is required for the accessible toilet.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 152cm x 252cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the toilet but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 84cm (from the side of the toilet pan to the wall).
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- There is a lid attached to the toilet seat.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The toilet has a cistern to lean back against.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: the toilet roll holder, the wash basin and the soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: the hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 84cm.
- The following grab rails are available: vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails, the hand dryer, the floor, the dropdown rail, the toilet roll holder and the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 106cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 112cm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle also has: a full length mirror, a waste bin without lid and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have coat hooks.
Standard Toilet
- This toilet is located to the far rear right of the store.
- This toilet is approximately 68m from the main entrance.
- There is step-free access into the toilet.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text signage on or near the toilet door.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The colour contrast between the external toilet door and wall is high for both female and male.
- There is an ambulant cubicle available with a vertical grab rail on the right and horizontal grab rails on both sides.
- The information above relates to the female toilet. There is a different configuration of rails in the male toilet.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
Parent and Baby Room / Breastfeeding Room
- This parent and baby room is located at the far rear right of the store.
- This parent and baby room is approximately 68m from the main entrance.
- There is step-free access into the parent and baby room.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text signage on or near the parent and baby room door.
- No key is required for the room.
- There is a baby change facility which is not at a recommended height.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- There is a chair without armrests.
- Waste bins include: a nappy bin.
Exit
- This information is for the exit located behind the checkout tills.
- The exit area/door is clearly signed.
- There are security barriers before the exit.
- A colleague is available at this exit to assist customers.
- There is step-free access at this exit.
- There are double automatic doors which opens by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 192cm.
- There is a second set of doors.
- The second set of doors are double automatic doors which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 239cm.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this exit for those awaiting pick up.