Planning and Development Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 83 of 2007)

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Planning and Development Regulations 2007. (2) These Regulations and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2006 shall be construed as one and may be collectively cited as the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2007. Amendment of Schedule 2.

2. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (S.I. 600 of 2001) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Class 2: “ CLASS 2 (a) The provision as part of a The capacity of an oil storage heating system of a house, of tank shall not exceed 3,500 a chimney or flue, boiler litres. house or fuel storage tank or structure. file:///D/HTML/ire89181.htm[15.01.2025 17:59:00] Irish Statute Book (b) The construction, erection 1. The turbine shall not be or placing within the curtilage erected on or attached to the of a house of a wind turbine. house or any building or other structure within its curtilage.

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. The supporting tower shall be a distance of not less than the total structure height (including the blade of the turbine at the highest point of its arc) plus one metre from any party boundary.

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 file:///D/HTML/ire89181.htm[15.01.2025 17:59:00] Irish Statute Book 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. (c) The installation or 1. The total aperture area of erection of a solar panel on, any such panel, taken or within the curtilage of a together with any other such house, or any buildings panel previously placed on or within the curtilage of a within the said curtilage, shall house. not exceed 12 square metres or 50% of the total roof area, whichever is the lesser.2. The distance between the plane of the wall or a pitched roof and the panel shall not exceed 15 centimetres.3. The distance between the plane of a flat roof and the panel shall not exceed 50 centimetres.4. The solar panel shall be a minimum of 50cm from any edge of the wall or roof on which it is mounted.5. The height of a free-standing solar array shall not exceed 2 metres, at its highest point, above ground level.6. A free- standing solar array shall not be placed on or forward of the front wall of a house.7. The erection of any free standing solar array shall not reduce the area of private open space, reserved exclusively for the use of the occupants of the house, to the rear or to the side of the house to less than 25 square metres. (d) The installation on or 1. The level of the ground within the curtilage of a shall not be altered by more house of a ground heat pump than 1 metre above or below system (horizontal and the level of the adjoining vertical) or an air source heat ground.2. The total area of pump. such a heat pump, taken together with any other such pump previously erected, file:///D/HTML/ire89181.htm[15.01.2025 17:59:00] Irish Statute Book 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.

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. ”. 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. © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the House of the Oireachtas file:///D/HTML/ire89181.htm[15.01.2025 17:59:00] Irish Statute Book file:///D/HTML/ire89181.htm[15.01.2025 17:59:00]