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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

In the sense that approval is at the discretion of the authority, yes. But if they have ignored their local plan and other material considerations th...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Im familiar only with planning law in England. Scottish law is often very similar, but equally often not identical. in England Councils have a stra...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

I am of course sorry to hear that. It raises an interesting point though - which is can they (in law) take into account medical references. I don'...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Common law nuisance, certainly in England, is a very broad concept indeed and by no means limited to music or dogs. @abernyte has given the common ...

2 years ago
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RE: Anyone installed a 12kw Samsung gen7 that is 0.07 over the permitted development rules?

Vaillant Arotherm plus 10kW is over the PD limit. Vaillant tend to underrate btw, so the sticker capacity is very much worst case and you may find t...

2 years ago
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RE: Anyone installed a 12kw Samsung gen7 that is 0.07 over the permitted development rules?

Yes, a very bad one indeed. However it will be entirely dependent on the attitude taken by your local planning authority. The problem is that its t...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Thanks, final questions, I promise 1. Is plus quam tolerabile by the claimant or by the reasonable man (presumably in Scotland not on the Clapha...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Interestingly the Scottish government defines noise here in the same way as in England. Definitely confused now, is this a difference between common ...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Im guessing you have a legal training? This is all very interesting indeed . Does the second ruling have the effect of importing into Scottish nuis...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

I actually checked (some while back) several cases which seemed to confirm the definition (in English law). However if you can provide a definitive r...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

OK so thats DHW in summer and domestic heating plus DHW in winter. Surely in winter when its cold you close the windows (if not why not?). When th...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Annoying but not surprising, HES is a funding body and so wouldn't check installation quality. I'm still not sure how that proves that MCS installer...

2 years ago
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