Approved Document S: Infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles (2021 edition)

All new homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from June 2022. New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with Part S to Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations covering electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements and takes effect on 15 June 2022. It does not apply to work subject to a building notice, full plans application or initial notice submitted before that date, provided the work is started on site before 15 June 2023.

ADS: Infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles covers:

• New residential buildings
• New non-residential buildings
• Buildings undergoing material change of use
• Residential buildings undergoing major renovation
• Non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation
• Mixed-use buildings undergoing relevant building work
  

The guidance in this Approved Document only relates to England.