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The Scottish Government are consulting on potential amendments to permitted development rights intended to simplify planning processes and encourage new ...
The Scottish Government is consulting on "potential amendments to permitted development rights."
The consultation aims to "simplify planning processes and encourage new home provision."
The consultation includes proposals related to "domestic air source heat pumps (ASHP) and heat network connections."
For ASHP installations, the proposals include requiring compliance with "Microgeneration Certification Scheme Standard (MCS) 020."
Changes are being considered to allow "up to two ASHP on detached homes."
The proposals would allow ASHP to be used for "heating and cooling, but not solely for cooling."
"A planning application would still be required" for more than one ASHP on flatted, terraced, or semi-detached properties.
The consultation is open until "October 27th."
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The Scottish Government are consulting on potential amendments to permitted development rights intended to simplify planning processes and encourage new home provision in cities and rural areas. The consultation includes proposals related change of use for buildings and to domestic air source heat pumps (ASHP) and heat network connections. For ASHP proposals, include requiring installation to comply with the current Microgeneration Certification Scheme Standard (MCS) 020. Changes are also considered to allow up to two ASHP on detached homes, and to allow use for heating and cooling, but not solely for cooling. At this stage they do not consider there to be sufficient data or a clear methodology that would allow permitted development for more than one ASHP to be installed on flatted buildings or terraced or semi-detached properties, so a planning application would still be required to assess issues including potential cumulative noise. The IOA previously responded to a similar consultation in England, and will be collating a response to this consultation.
This consultation is open until October 27th
The Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Airport Expansion and Climate and nature targets that took place last year and included a recommendation on noise impacts.
Considerations of noise and soundscape are embedded in the Natural Resources Wales State of Natural Resources Report 2025.
In December the Welsh Government(WG) published the outcome of their consultation on changes to permitted development rights (PDR), which includes air source heat pumps (ASHP).
Transport Scotland have published a new Transport Noise Action Plan (TNAP) for 2025 – 2028.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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