tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post2914505345204059140..comments2024-03-29T11:00:39.953+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Feiyu MG V2 3 axis gimbalRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-43463540049766528622017-05-30T21:21:36.347+01:002017-05-30T21:21:36.347+01:00Also see here:
http://www.airintelligence.co.uk/a...Also see here:<br /><br />http://www.airintelligence.co.uk/air-conditioning-planning-permission-listed-building-consent/<br /><br />"Planning Permission for air conditioning units.<br /><br />Planning permission used to be commonly required for nearly all forms of air conditioning equipment. The main concerns of planning authorities was around the noise and external appearance of the air conditioning condenser units.<br /><br />However, new rules came into force in December 2011 regarding planning permission for domestic air source heat pumps (i.e. air conditioning units) installations. These new rules mean planning permission is no longer an issue."<br /><br />It's by virtue of that 2011 act that you have permitted development rights for the first compressor - if your argument is that aircon is not micro-generation (which you're right, it isn't, but it is an ASHP, and no ASHP generates electricity, so none are micro-generation, so why does the legislation mention them?) then you actually need PP for all of them.<br /><br />It's a stupid rule, as replacing the 3 compressors with one large compressor in a "multi split" system would be allowed...rtho782https://www.blogger.com/profile/02052870855136709228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-63946747784069774792017-05-30T21:14:59.391+01:002017-05-30T21:14:59.391+01:00Not at all. I have aircon myself, although only on...Not at all. I have aircon myself, although only one unit thus far.<br /><br />As that page states, until Dec 2011 all ASHP (yours and mine are air to air and operate as air con as well as heating, hence heat pump) needed planning permission.<br /><br />It was changed as part of the governments renewables strategy, because being electric powered and ~350% efficient (pumping heat not creating heat) they can be "low CO2", whereas gas definitely means burning fossil fuels and storage heaters are much less efficient.<br /><br />As such, you can now have one ASHP as permitted development:<br /><br />"Only the first installation of an air source heat pump would be permitted development, and only if there is no existing wind turbine on a building or within the curtilage of that property. Additional wind turbines or air source heat pumps at the same property requires an application for planning permission."<br /><br />It was actually relaxed to encourage Air to Water ASHPs - these also attract RHI subsidies. But it does allow air to air.<br /><br />The council likely don't care, as you've discovered. Modern ASHPs are so quiet the chances of complaints are near zero.<br /><br />http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2056/made<br /><br />Glass G, section G.2.A:<br /><br />(a)in the case of the installation of an air source heat pump, the development would result in the presence of more than one air source heat pump on the same building or within the curtilage of the building or block of flats;<br /><br />You are only allowed 1.rtho782https://www.blogger.com/profile/02052870855136709228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-11115155655719515732017-05-30T17:39:17.532+01:002017-05-30T17:39:17.532+01:00That page seems to be all about "microgenerat...That page seems to be all about "microgeneration", which is nothing to do with out air-conditioning units as far as I am aware. Local council planning department are well aware that we have air conditioning units as they were also part of signing off the garage conversion. So I think you are just trying to wind me up - well done.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-34038767501662492242017-05-30T17:24:13.389+01:002017-05-30T17:24:13.389+01:00I hope you have planning permission for all those ...I hope you have planning permission for all those air source heat pump compressors! ;)<br /><br />https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/27/heat_pumps/2rtho782https://www.blogger.com/profile/02052870855136709228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-47969338536001218412017-05-30T13:53:13.435+01:002017-05-30T13:53:13.435+01:00There are cheaper ones for holding your iPhone :-)...There are cheaper ones for holding your iPhone :-)RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-43321494549374773922017-05-30T13:52:47.063+01:002017-05-30T13:52:47.063+01:00Yeh, but actually not bad compared to many others ...Yeh, but actually not bad compared to many others that I looked at.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-34573293872823484752017-05-30T13:51:31.636+01:002017-05-30T13:51:31.636+01:00An impressive difference.
*sees £649 price tag*An impressive difference.<br /><br />*sees £649 price tag*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427000118752159232noreply@blogger.com