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yorkshiremike
Effective yesterday (9/1/13) DCLG (Dept for Communities and Local Government), officially exempted a range of buildings from needing an EPC:
Not sure if I can post a link - search for: "A guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of dwellings", relevant bit is page 7:
Additionally, in line with the removal of unnecessary gold-plating, from 9 January 2013,
the following types of buildings will not require an EPC:
•
buildings and monuments officially protected as part of a designated
environment or because of special architectural or historic merit in so far as
compliance with certain energy efficiency requirements would
unacceptably alter character or appearance
•
buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities
•
temporary buildings with a planned time of use of two years or less
•
residential buildings which are intended to be used less than four months
of the year
stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m2
The certification scheme we use, has assumed that this applies to listed buildings, so now can't issue an EPC for a Grade II listed. However it doesn't look like DECC have adopted the same rules? So still need an EPC for a listed building if planning on getting full Fit?
Reason I'm asking is I've just completed an EPC survey on a farm house that English Heritage have allowed to be extensively renovated (internal wall insulation, new windows, air source heat pump etc), so it has some chance of making a D, but can't lodge the EPC, whereas the EPC is still need for the PV (planned for an adjacent outbuilding). Or is there a method for saying it is exempt?
Thanks
Not sure if I can post a link - search for: "A guide to energy performance certificates for the construction, sale and let of dwellings", relevant bit is page 7:
Additionally, in line with the removal of unnecessary gold-plating, from 9 January 2013,
the following types of buildings will not require an EPC:
•
buildings and monuments officially protected as part of a designated
environment or because of special architectural or historic merit in so far as
compliance with certain energy efficiency requirements would
unacceptably alter character or appearance
•
buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities
•
temporary buildings with a planned time of use of two years or less
•
residential buildings which are intended to be used less than four months
of the year
stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m2
The certification scheme we use, has assumed that this applies to listed buildings, so now can't issue an EPC for a Grade II listed. However it doesn't look like DECC have adopted the same rules? So still need an EPC for a listed building if planning on getting full Fit?
Reason I'm asking is I've just completed an EPC survey on a farm house that English Heritage have allowed to be extensively renovated (internal wall insulation, new windows, air source heat pump etc), so it has some chance of making a D, but can't lodge the EPC, whereas the EPC is still need for the PV (planned for an adjacent outbuilding). Or is there a method for saying it is exempt?
Thanks