The consultation proposed a number of changes to existing permitted development rights, including:

• The removal of the limitation that an air source heat pump must be at least one metre from the property boundary
• That the current volume limit of 0.6 cubic metres for an air source heat pump should be increased
• That detached properties should be permitted to install a maximum of two air source heat pumps and that standalone blocks of flats should be permitted to install more than one air source heat pump
• Amendments to Class G of Part 14, particularly the clause “the air source heat pump is used solely for heating purposes” to allow air-to-air heat pumps to benefit from the same permitted development rights as air-to-water heat pumps.

To read the consultation in full, and to respond, click here. The consultation will close on 9 April 2024.