Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN HL2450

Housing: Air Conditioning

Tabled: 21 July 2026

Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 14 July (HL1444) what assessment they have made of the need, if any, to collect information about the number of houses being built with air conditioning in future ye

Answer

Part O of the Building Regulations requires that new residential buildings are built to mitigate the risk of overheating. Mechanical cooling, including air conditioning, may be used to meet the Part O requirements where all reasonably practicable steps ha...

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