reg 44H Application of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1 (buildings undergoing major renovation which are not residential buildings or mixed-use buildings)
(1) The requirements of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1 apply to a building undergoing major renovation, which is not a residential building or a mixed-use building, as follows. (2) The requirements of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1 apply to such a building if— (a) the major renovation involves building work being done which includes work being done to any of the following— (i) a car park that is located within the site boundary of the building, where the nature of the work is such that it would be reasonable to expect the requirements of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1 to be fulfilled; (ii) the electrical infrastructure of a car park, where the car park is located within the site boundary of the building; (iii) the electrical infrastructure of the building, where a car park is located inside the building; (b) upon completion of that major renovation, the building will have more than 10 parking spaces situated within the site boundary of the building; (c) the cost of installing the required electric vehicle charge point and cable routes for electric vehicle charge points does not exceed 7% of the total cost of the major renovation. (3) If the cost of installing the required electric vehicle charge point and cable routes for electric vehicle charge points exceeds 7% of the total cost of the major renovation— (a) such a building is exempt from the requirement to install the electric vehicle charge point; and (b) cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of one fifth of the total number of parking spaces, except where the cost of that installation exceeds 7% of the total cost of the major renovation. (4) If such a building has, or will have, within its site boundary, more than 10 parking spaces— (a) if there are or will be any parking spaces situated in a position other than in a covered car park— (i) the requirements of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1 must first be applied in relation to those parking spaces; then (ii) if the number of parking spaces which are situated in a position other than in a covered car park is insufficient to completely fulfil the requirements of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1, cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in the number of parking spaces in the covered car park in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of paragraph S5(b) of Schedule 1; (b) if all the parking spaces are situated in a covered car park, cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of one fifth of the total number of those parking spaces.