Bathroom door opening towards hallway- Does building control officer fail my garage conversion?

lokz

Hello all, 

As part of my integral garage conversion, one of the new doorway will be to a downstairs bathroom (2.6 m * 1.5 m )  in the integral garage. Due to space constraint in the bathroom I am thinking of making the 30 inch door open outwards towards the hallway. The hallway is 1 meter wide. 

From what i have read, this will create a blocking to outside in case of emergency and this will be failed by BCO. I haven't spoken to my BCO yet. Will this affect my whole Building regs certificate for the conversion or will the conversion pass with any warnings. 

I also have access to my garden , from both my kitchen and the living room.

Thanks. 

Ms_Chocaholic

Are you sure there's not room to have it opening inward into the bathroom, hang it at a different side.  Have you got a plan you can post here of the layout.

singhini

Could a sliding door be an option? 

glennevis

How about a solid wood folding door which opens inwards.

WIAWSNB

There are plenty alternatives. My bro had this exact issue in a flat he bought - the door opened inwards and made contact with the pan. You therefore had to squeeze in through a part opened door, before closing it behind you.
In his case there was enough wall space to fit a pocket door, and it's a very elegant solution.
Normal sliding or bifold doors are the more obvious and cheaper solutions. 
Find out what the minimum permitted opening size is - 2'3"? - and that's your starting point.
I suspect outward opening breaches regs, but even if it didn't, the realisation it was a bad move will soon hit you in the face.

sheenas

I thought a standard internal door was 610mm and you said 30inches which is 761mm approximately. So I think there is plenty of scope for a smaller door.