Consultation outcome

The Future Homes Standard: changes to Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations for new dwellings

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 1 October 2019
• Last updated: 27 January 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

The Future Homes Standard: summary of responses, and government response

PDF, 1.21 MB, 114 pages

Detail of outcome

This consultation has concluded and primarily relates to the 2021 uplift to the Building Regulations. Please see the technical consultation on the 2025 Future Homes and Buildings Standards (published in December 2023).

The government hosted a public consultation from 1 October 2019 to 7 February 2020 on proposed changes to the Building Regulations. This is the government response to that consultation.

This was the first stage of a 2-part consultation which proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through changes to Part L (Conservation of fuel and power) of the Building Regulations. The second stage has now been published as the Future Buildings Standard.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the uplift to standards of Part L of the Building Regulations and changes to Part F. This uplift is the first step in achieving the Future Homes Standards.

This consultation ran from
midday on 1 October 2019 to 11:45pm on 7 February 2020

Consultation description

This consultation sets out our plans for the Future Homes Standard, including proposed options to increase the energy efficiency requirements for new homes in 2020. The Future Homes Standard will require new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency; it will be introduced by 2025.

This document is the first stage of a two-part consultation about proposed changes to the Building Regulations. It also covers the wider impacts of Part L for new homes, including changes to Part F (ventilation), its associated Approved Document guidance, airtightness and improving as-built performance of the constructed home.

Supporting documents:

• Impact assessment
• Approved Documents L and F: draft guidance
• Research into ventilation and indoor air quality in new homes
• Research into overheating in new homes

Documents

The Future Homes Standard consultation

PDF, 1.74 MB, 98 pages

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Published 1 October 2019
Last updated 27 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 27 January 2021

   A correction has been made to Annex B of the response on the reference value of PV used for houses in the notional building.

2. 19 January 2021

   Added summary of responses and government response.

3. 16 December 2019

   The closing date of this consultation has been revised to 7 February 2020.

4. 1 October 2019

   First published.