Historically, the rules for the location of an air source heat pump serving a domestic property, blocked the unit from being within one metre of the property’s boundary (three metres in Wales).
This was mainly due to noise disruption to neighbouring properties and, if a heat pump was planned to go within the restricted area, planning permission was needed.
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has now announced some changes to these rules and have amended the existing permitted development rights.
The main changes are:
• Remove the 1m boundary rule, enabling heat pumps to be installed within 1m of the property boundary.
• Increase the size limit of the heat pump for dwelling houses from 0.6m³ to 1.5m³.
• Double the number of heat pumps permitted, from one to two for detached dwelling houses.
• Support the roll . . .
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