Charnwood Borough Council

By law, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) can only be produced by an accredited On Construction Energy Assessor in the case of new dwellings, or by a Domestic Energy Assessor for existing dwellings. The purpose of this is to protect builders and potential homeowners by making sure that such assessors have the appropriate skills to carry out energy assessments, and that EPCs are always of the same high quality. In order to produce an EPC, the Assessor will need to use an approved version of SAP or RdSAP software and also be licensed. Once produced, an EPC must then be registered and stored in a national register and also be included in the property’s Home Information Pack

New dwellings

From 6 April 2008 it became law that developers should provide an Energy Performance Certificate for all new homes completed after that date. An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) gives information on the building’s energy efficiency.

It is also a requirement of building regulations that, as part of the design process for new dwellings, Target Emission Rates are determined through ‘SAP’ calculations, and to do this, licenses and specialised software are required for any person who carries out this service

Existing dwellings

From 1^st October 2008, it became law in England and Wales that the owner of any property that is marketed for sale must provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which gives important information on the building’s energy efficiency. EPCs also have to be produced periodically in relation to properties which are let to tenants

Energy Performance service

Charnwood Borough Council now offers the service of providing Energy Performance Certificates in respect of both new and existing dwellings using respectively SAP or RdSAP methodology. This service can be provided irrespective of whether or not you are using the Council for your other Building Control requirements.

In order to apply for the Council to provide this service for you, please complete the appropriate form below and submit it to the address provided on the form. The forms (which are also available at Downloads) also outline the Council's charges for these services.

New dwellings Energy Performance Certificate application form - new dwellings (PDF Document 102.06 Kb.)

Existing dwellings Energy Performance Certificate application form - existing dwellings (PDF Document 64.59 Kb.)