Property developers need to be aware of new building regulations designed to improve the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
The Building Regulations 2010 have been amended by the introduction of Part S which requires EV charging points to be installed in the following circumstances:
- New residential homes. Every home with onsite parking must have its own charging point.
- New Residential Buildings with parking in a covered car park must have a charging point for each dwelling with a parking space.
- Buildings converted for residential use (for example, offices converted to flats) and which have a car park must have a charging point for each dwelling with a parking space.
- Residential buildings undergoing major renovation work which will have more than 10 parking spaces must have one charging point for the use of each dwelling and cable routes for all other parking spaces.
- New non-residential buildings with more than 10 parking spaces must have a minimum of one charging point and cable routes for at least one fifth of the remaining spaces.
- Mixed use buildings – the requirements for residential buildings above and non-residential buildings above will apply, requiring calculations based on the number of parking spaces designated for use by the respective classes of occupant.