New Building Regulations for Energy Efficiency

Posted by Premier Guarantee on 15th June 2022 -

New building regulations for energy efficiency, ventilation, overheating and EV charging points. 

The official transitional period for updates to Approved Documents Parts F (ventilation), L (energy), O (overheating) and S (EV vehicle charging points) begins on Wednesday 15th June 2022 in England.

While initial notices for building control must be submitted by this date for transitional arrangement to apply, AI building control providers such as Premier Guarantee require five days’ notice to ensure  applications are lodged officially with the local authority.

How transitional arrangements will apply

It is normal for building regulation changes to be introduced through a transitional period, during which time and assuming qualifying criteria are met, the existing regulations remain in force. Yet for three of the four areas of regulation being introduced this year, the qualifying criteria will differ slightly.

For all four areas of regulation, transitional arrangements will apply when the appropriate building notice, full plans application or initial notice has been submitted by Wednesday 15th June 2022 and work has commenced by Wednesday 15th June 2023.

For Parts F, L and O, the qualifying criteria of “work commenced” will apply on an individual plot/single block basis.

For Part S, the qualifying criteria of “work commenced” will be applied on a whole development basis.

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