Class H – installation or alteration etc of wind turbine on domestic premises
Permitted Development
H. The installation, alteration or replacement of a microgeneration wind turbine on—
(a)a detached dwellinghouse; or
(b)a detached building situated within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse or a block of flats.
Development not permitted
H.1 Development is not permitted by Class H unless the wind turbine complies with the MCS Planning Standards or equivalent standards.
H.2 Development is not permitted by Class H if—
(a)in the case of the installation of a wind turbine the development would result in the presence of more than 1 wind turbine on the same building or within the curtilage;
(b)in the case of the installation of a wind turbine, a stand-alone wind turbine is installed within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse or the block of flats;
(c)in the case of the installation of a wind turbine, an air source heat pump is installed on the same building or within its curtilage;
(d)the highest part of the wind turbine (including blades) would either—
(i)protrude more than 3 metres above the highest part of the roof (excluding the chimney); or
(ii)exceed more than 15 metres in height,
whichever is the lesser;
(e)the distance between ground level and the lowest part of any blade of the wind turbine would be less than 5 metres;
(f)any part of the wind turbine (including blades) would be positioned so that it would be within 5 metres of any boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse or the block of flats;
(g)the swept area of any blade of the wind turbine would exceed 3.8 square metres;
(h)the wind turbine would be installed on safeguarded land;
(i)the wind turbine would be installed on a site designated as a scheduled monument;
(j)the wind turbine would be installed within the curtilage of a building which is a listed building;
(k)in the case of land within a conservation area, the wind turbine would be installed on a wall or roof slope of—
(i)the detached dwellinghouse; or
(ii)a building within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse or block of flats,
which fronts a highway; or
(l)the wind turbine would be installed on article 2(3) land other than land within a conservation area.
Conditions
H.3 Development is permitted by Class H subject to the following conditions—
(a)the blades of the wind turbine is made of non-reflective materials;
(b)the wind turbine is, so far as practicable, sited so as to minimise its effect on the external appearance of the building;
(c)the wind turbine is, so far as practicable, sited so as to minimise its effect on the amenity of the area; and
(d)the wind turbine is removed as soon as reasonably practicable when no longer needed.