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Electric vehicle chargepoints in residential and non-residential buildings: consultation
- alter building regulations for new:
- residential buildings to include requirements for electric vehicle chargepoin
- non-residential buildings to include requirements for electric vehicle chargepoint infrastructur - introduce requirement for existing non-residential buildings to have electric vehicle chargepoints"
Consultation opened:15 July 2019
Consultation closed 7 October 2019
Responses published 27 May 2020
14 July 2021 - Added final outcome and impact assessment on the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021.
21 December 2021 - The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 were made (signed into law) on 15 December 2021. They will be brought into effect from 30 June 2022, except for the security requirements in schedule 1, which will be brought into effect from 30 December 2022.
Policy milestone details
Start date: 2019-7-15
Keywords: Building Regulations - Chargepoints
Milestone source: Link to DfT website
Milestone type: Consultation/call for evidence
Sector: Energy demand and use - Innovation and smart systems -
Organisation: Department for Transport|Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Subjects: Energy efficiency, Energy policy, Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
