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S.I. No. 83/2007 - Planning and Development Regulations 2007.
Table of Provisions (11)
Statutory Text (11 Articles)
1. The level of the ground shall not be altered by more than 1 metre above or below the level of the adjoining ground.2. The total area of such a heat pump, taken together with any other such pump previously erected, shall not exceed 2.5 square metres.3. The heat pump shall be a minimum of 50cm from any edge of the wall or roof on which it is mounted.4. No such structure shall be erected on, or forward of, the front wall or roof of the house.
2. The total height of the turbine shall not exceed 13 metres.
3. The rotor diameter shall not exceed 6 metres.
4. The minimum clearance between the lower tip of the rotor and ground level shall not be less than 3 metres.
5. Noise levels must not exceed 43db(A) during normal operation, or in excess of 5db(A) above the background noise, whichever is greater, as measured from the nearest neighbouring inhabited dwelling.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
28 February 2007
DICK ROCHE
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
The purpose of these Regulations is to amend Class 2, Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to provide for exemptions in respect of micro-renewable technologies.
6. Noise levels must not exceed 43db(A) during normal operation, or in excess of 5db(A) above the background noise, whichever is greater, as measured from the nearest neighbouring inhabited dwelling.
7. No more than one turbine shall be erected within the curtilage of a house.
8. No such structure shall be constructed, erected or placed forward of the front wall of a house.
9. All turbine components shall have a matt, non-reflective finish and the blade shall be made of material that does not deflect telecommunication signals.
10. No sign, advertisement or object, not required for the functioning or safety of the turbine shall be attached to or exhibited on the wind turbine.
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) The installation or erection of a solar panel on, or within the curtilage of a house, or any buildings within the curtilage of a house.
S.I. No. 83 of 2007
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2007.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of
6
th March
, 2007.
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(2) of the
Planning and Development Act 2000
(No. 30 of 2000) hereby makes the following Regulations
Citation and commencement.