Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 68871

Housing: Air Conditioning

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local planning authorities on the installation of air conditioning systems in residential developments in anticipation of more frequent e

Answer

Alex Norris

It is the Building Regulations that ensure new housing is built to mitigate the risk of overheating. This comes through Part O of the regulations, which came into effect in June 2022. In the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation, which ran fro...

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