EPCs for Commercial Buildings

1.5 Situations where an EPC is not required

EPCs are not required on construction, sale or rent for:

• places of worship
• temporary buildings with a planned time of use less than two years
• stand alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m² that are not dwellings
• industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand (see glossary of terms for a detailed description).

EPCs are not required on sale or rent for buildings due to be demolished. The seller or landlord should be able to demonstrate that:

• the building is to be sold or let with vacant possession; and
• the building is suitable for demolition and the resulting site is suitable for redevelopment; and
• they believe, on reasonable grounds, that a prospective buyer or tenant intends to demolish the building (eg on evidence of an application for planning permission).