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ANNEX 1 SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS
Type of Microgeneration Technology | Normal Domestic Buildings | Buildings in Conservation Areas and World Heritage Sites |
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Solar panels
on buildings (photo-voltaic
and hot water) | Permitted for pitched roofs and walls covering up to 60% of the area and protruding less than 150 mm above roof/wall plane. No PD for the walls of buildings containing flats. Permitted for flat roofs if equipment less than 1 m high, covering less than 60% of the roof area and set back 1 m from the edge of the roof. | Permitted as on left plus not on principal elevation facing onto or visible from a road. |
Solar panels
free-standing (photo-voltaic
and hot water) | Permitted if less than 4 metres in height, at least 5 metres to any boundary and area of array a maximum of 9m 2. Not permitted within curtilage of listed buildings. | Permitted as on left plus not if it would face onto or be visible from a road. |
Wind turbines on building | Permitted if more than 100 m from neighbouring house or flat, plus - not more than 3m above the top of roof (including the blade) and length of each blade not exceeding 1.1m. 1 per dwelling/curtilage. | Not Permitted. |
Wind turbines
(free-standing) | Permitted if more than 100 m from neighbouring house or flat plus - height less than 11.1m (including the blade) and length of each blade not exceeding 1.1m and at least 12m from a boundary. Not permitted within curtilage of listed buildings. 1 per curtilage/dwelling. | Not permitted as on left, plus not in front of the principal elevation and if facing onto or visible from a road. |
Biomass boiler/stove | Permitted - if flue height does not exceed 1m above top of roof. | Permitted as on left plus not on the principal elevation and visible from a road. |
Ground source heat pumps | Permitted. | Permitted. |
Air source heat pumps | Permitted if more than 100m from neighbouring house or flat. | Permitted as on left. |
Water source heat pumps | Permitted. | Permitted. |
Combined heat and power | Permitted - if flue height does not exceed 1m above top of roof. | Permitted as on left plus not on the principal elevation and visible from a road. |
Hydro electric | Not permitted. | Not permitted. |
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