The proposed new laws are required as part of the planned shift from petrol and diesel cars to electric cars, culminating in a ban on sale of the former from 2030.
Under the new laws:
- If a new home has on-site parking it must have a charging point.
- If there is a major renovation of a residential building and the building will have more than ten on-site parking spaces afterwards, it must have a minimum of one charging point for each dwelling which has associated parking and cable routes for all other spaces.
- If a new non-residential building has more than ten on-site parking spaces, it must have a minimum of one charging point, and cable routes for one in every five spaces.
- If there is a major renovation of a non-residential building and, afterwards, the building will have more than ten on-site parking spaces, it must have a minimum of one charging point, and cable routes for one in every five spaces.
The original proposal that all existing non-residential properties with more than 20 on-site parking spaces should have a minimum of one charging point has been dropped.
Operative date
- Now
Recommendation
- Developers should start to plan for proposed new laws requiring them to include charging points for electric vehicles in both residential and non-residential developments, and when carrying out major renovations.
This article from Atom Content Marketing is for general guidance only, for businesses in the United Kingdom governed by the laws of England. Atom Content Marketing, expert contributors and ICAEW (as distributor) disclaim all liability for any errors or omissions.
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