elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
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10.25.3 Planning Exemptions for Renewable Technology<br />
Chapter 10: Development Management Guidelines and Standards<br />
New Planning Exemptions for Solar Panels and other Micro Renewable Technology were published in<br />
2007 by the DoEHLG. These new proposed Regulations will provide exemptions from <strong>plan</strong>ning<br />
permission for solar panels, heat pumps, wind turbines and wood pellet burners - subject to certain<br />
conditions below as follows:<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
The installation of solar panels up to 12 sq. metres aperture <strong>area</strong>, or 50% of total roof <strong>area</strong>,<br />
whichever is less, will be exempted development subject to the following conditions:<br />
• A 15cm maximum distance between the <strong>plan</strong>e of a pitched roof and the solar panel<br />
• A 50cm maximum distance between the <strong>plan</strong>e of a flat roof and the solar panels, and,<br />
• That panels should be at least 50cm from the edge of the roof.<br />
The exemptions provide for the same 12 sq metre aperture <strong>area</strong> in respect of free-standing arrays<br />
as applies to building mounted panels. Therefore, and as is the case with building mounted panels,<br />
arrays of this size and under are exempt from <strong>plan</strong>ning permission requirements, subject to some<br />
conditions.<br />
These require that:<br />
• Stand-alone panels must be no more than 2m in height,<br />
• Such panels must be located behind the front wall of the house, and<br />
• A minimum space of 25 sq m of useable space must remain for householders own private use.<br />
(c)<br />
Wind Turbines with a mast height of 10 metres and a rotor diameter of 6 meters will be exempt<br />
from <strong>plan</strong>ning permission requirements subject to the following conditions:<br />
• The rotor diameter should be 6 metres or less<br />
• There should be a 3 metre minimum clearance between the lower tip of the rotor and the ground<br />
• The minimum distance of a wind turbine from its nearest neighbouring boundary would equal the<br />
total height of the turbine plus 1 metre<br />
• Noise levels at the nearest neighbouring inhabited dwelling should be