Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23932

Heat Pumps: Planning Permission

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Alistair Strathern

LabourHitchin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department's proposals for planning restrictions on heat pumps will be implemented.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of air and ground source heat pumps without the need to submit a planning application. The previous government consulted on proposed changes to these rights, and on 21 November we announc...

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