The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's new requirements for charging points - what applies?
Starting from the beginning of the year, all commercial properties with more than 20 parking spaces must be able to offer at least one charging point for electric cars. We asked Victor Lindwall and Joakim Andersson, solutions specialists at Aimo Charge, to answer the most common questions we receive from our customers.
It has been known for a long time that there have been requirements for charging points in new and renovated parking spaces, but when the Swedish National Board of Housing, Planning and Planning issued new retroactive requirements this spring, the questions became even more numerous. But let's start from the beginning.
What requirements for charging infrastructure apply to new and renovated parking spaces?
For residential buildings with more than ten parking spaces, there must be charging infrastructure for all parking spaces so that it is prepared for the future, explains Victor Lindwall. For commercial properties that have more than ten parking spaces, 20% of these must have wiring infrastructure such as ducts or prepared for wiring. They also need to have a charging point installed.
So what do the new retroactive requirements from the Swedish National Board of Housing, Planning and Planning mean?
What is actually “new” is that the requirement for commercial properties will also apply to existing parking spaces from the turn of the year 2025, explains Joakim Andersson. This means that many property owners who may have previously been able to sit back and relax now also have to review their parking spaces.
Who is affected by the new requirements?
Those who are primarily affected by the new requirements are commercial property owners and companies with large parking spaces, explains Victor Lindwall. For example, owners of shopping centers, sports halls and other tourist attractions. However, there are no retroactive requirements for unheated buildings and residential buildings.
What happens if you do not meet the requirements after the turn of the year?
Then you can be issued with a fine for violating the Planning and Building Act, explains Joakim Andersson. So if you have not started to review your parking spaces yet, it is high time to start doing so now.