New electric vehicles measures expected for new development

New measures are expected shortly for electric vehicle charge points for residential and non-residential development

On 22 November the Government issued its Consultation Response on Electric Vehicle Charges Points in Residential and Non-Residential Buildings.

The consultation response states that the Government has decided to introduce new measures, including:

1. Every new home, including those created from a change of use, with associated parking within the site boundary to have an electric vehicle charge point;
2. Residential buildings undergoing major renovation, which will have more than 10 parking spaces within the site boundary after the renovation is complete, to have at least one electric vehicle charge point for each dwelling with associated parking within the site boundary and cable routes in all spaces without charge points;
3. All new non-residential buildings, with more than 10 parking spaces within the site boundary of the building, to have a minimum of one charge point and in addition to this, cable routes for one in five of the total number of spaces;
4. All non-residential buildings, undergoing a major renovation, which will have more than 10 parking spaces within the site boundary after the renovation is complete, to have a minimum of one charge point and in addition to this, cable routes for one in five spaces.

The consultation response states that implementing regulations will be laid in Parliament in 2021.

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