Notes on area guidelines for SEND and alternative provision: BB 104

Building Bulletin 104

Department for Education, 2026
Notes on area guidelines for SEND and alternative provision: BB 104 Download document

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Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

Series

Building Bulletin

Abstract

Provides supplementary guidance to BB 104, which establishes non-statutory area guidelines for buildings and grounds at special schools and alternative provision, covering the ages between 3-19.

History

Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-guidelines-for-send-and-alternative-provision-bb-104/notes-on-area-guidelines-for-send-and-alternative-provision-bb-104 and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 11 February 2026.

Subjects

  • Building types
  • Educational facilities
  • Schools

Publisher History

The Department for Education was formed on 12 May 2010 and is responsible for education and children's services. It was formerly known as the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

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