# The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992, Paragraph Class 6HC


(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a wind turbine on a detached dwellinghouse.
(2) Development is not permitted by this class—
(a) if it would result in the presence on the same dwellinghouse of more than one wind turbine,
(b) if any part of the wind turbine would protrude more than 3 metres above the highest part of the roof (excluding any chimney) of the dwellinghouse,
(c) if any part of the wind turbine would be less than 5 metres from ground level,
(d) if the swept area of the turbine would be more than 4 square metres,
(e) if any part of the wind turbine would be less than 5 metres from the boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse,
(f) in the case of a dwellinghouse—
(i) in a conservation area,
(ii) in a World Heritage Site,
(iii) in a site of special scientific interest,
(iv) which is a listed building or is in the curtilage of a listed building.
(3) Development is permitted by this class subject to the following conditions—
(a) the wind turbine must comply with MCS Planning Standards for wind turbines or equivalent standards,
(b) the wind turbine must be constructed and maintained in a uniform external finish and colour and be free from advertisements, external rust, staining or discolouration, and
(c) if the wind turbine is no longer needed for, or capable of, generating electricity it must be removed as soon as reasonably practicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/223/schedule/1/class/6hc (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-scotland-order-1992/schedule-1/class/6hc
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