Planning, building and the environment

New dwellings

If you are a builder, you will need to provide an energy rating to building control for any new home using SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure).

For all homes that are physically completed on or after 6 April 2008, there is a requirement to provide an EPC to the owner, with evidence shown to Building Control.

If you do any building work to a home which creates (or combines) a separate dwelling that has heating, hot water or air conditioning, then you will need to provide an EPC for the home(s). When building work is finished, Building Control will ask you to submit a notice which includes an energy rating to demonstrate your building complies with the Building Regulations. By the same date on the notice, you must get an EPC from an accredited On Construction Energy Assessor, give the EPC to the owner of the building and tell building control that this has been done. This is what you have to do under the Building Regulations, Approved Inspector Regulations and the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations, and Building Control will not give you a final completion certificate until they are satisfied that everything has been done

See the related publication below for information for builders on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).