What the grounds were for rejecting general permitted development rights for air source heat pumps in the Town and Country Planning (Genera…

Answered Asked by Iain Smith LD Lodged 14 May 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the grounds were for rejecting general permitted development rights for air source heat pumps in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Domestic Microgeneration) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 and whether the criteria for planning approval differs from England and Wales and, if so, what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

The answer

Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 May 2009 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

Consultation confirmed that further work was needed to explore the feasibility of introducing permitted development rights for air source heat pumps and so it was decided to commission an independent study to examine the issues in further detail. The analysis of consultation responses can be viewed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/02/06145853/0.
There are currently no permitted development rights for air source heat pumps in either England or Wales.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-24020 by reference.