fire escape route on 2 storey house

[Designs.3DR]

Hello,

With open plan living on the rise a friend of mine has a 3 bed semi. You walk into the front door and you are presented with a hallway with stairs leading up and a door to the living room and door to the kitchen.

They want to remove the wall seperating the hallway and living room so that when you open the front door you step into the living room which has the stairs in it.

Would this comply with building regs in terms of means of escape? i questioned it but found something online which said it was allowed but no reference to regs.

Thanks in advance

 

[^woody^]

There is no requirement for a protected route in a two-storey house.

 

[Designs.3DR]

Ok thank you.

 

[tony1851]

There is no requirement for a protected route in a two-storey house.

....and none for escape windows at 1st floor level??

 

[John D v2.0]

....and none for escape windows at 1st floor level??

Only if there is work done that affects it, so it would depend whether an existing non protected exit route would be considered better than fully open plan.
Common sense would suggest yes as you imply, but I suspect in reality they would be treated as separate.

 

[^woody^]

....and none for escape windows at 1st floor level??