{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-general-permitted-development-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-general-permitted-development-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023/schedule/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2023/95",
  "legislation_title": "The Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-general-permitted-development-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For Class F and Class G substitute—\n“\nClass F\nPermitted development\nF.\nThe provision of a ground or water source heat pump within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.\nDevelopment not permitted\nF.1\nDevelopment is not permitted by Class F if—\n(a) any part of the heat pump or its housing would be within 3 metres of the boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse and would exceed 4 metres in height;\n(b) it would involve the provision of any heat pump within an area of special scientific interest or a site of archaeological interest.\nClass G\nPermitted development\nG.\nThe installation, alteration or replacement of an air source heat pump within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.\nDevelopment not permitted\nG.1\nDevelopment is not permitted by Class G if—\n(a) it would result in the presence within the curtilage of more than one air source heat pump;\n(b) any part of the air source heat pump would be installed within 1 metre of the boundary of the curtilage of another dwelling house;\n(c) any part of the air source heat pump would be situated on land forward of a wall which—\n(i) faces onto a road; and\n(ii) forms either the principal elevation or a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse.\n(d) in the case of a dwellinghouse within a World Heritage Site or conservation area any part of the air source heat pump faces onto and is visible from a road;\n(e) the external unit of the air source heat pump would exceed 3 metres in height;\n(f) the air source heat pump would be installed on a roof;\n(g) the air source heat pump would be situated within the curtilage of a listed building unless listed building consent for the development has previously been granted.\nConditions\nG.2\nDevelopment is permitted by Class G subject to the following conditions—\n(a) the air source heat pump would be used to provide heat for use within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse;\n(b) when no longer used to provide heat it shall be removed as soon as reasonably practicable; and\n(c) the air source heat pump must comply with MCS planning standards or equivalent standards.\nInterpretation of Class G\nG.3\nIn Class G “MCS Planning Standards” means the product and installation standards for air source heat pumps specified in the Microgeneration Certification Scheme MCS 020 .\n”",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 3 in operation at 4.7.2023, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Issue 1.3 dated 19th June 2019 at MCS-020.pdf (mcscertified.com)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/95/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:31:32.096734+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}