Are people really so dim?

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Sorry about that, I was sure the rules had been softened for England, as in Wales it's now "panels cannot protrude more than 1 metre above the plane of the roof." for permitted development. [At least England doesn't have our silly 'within 3m of a boundary' rule for PP for an ASHP, I think it's 1m in England.]

Don't apologise. I didn't know things were different in Wales, ridiculous but I suppose a necessary sop to/consequence of devolution. Doesn't make much difference bc won't landscape panels at optimal tilt will be less than 600mm anyway?

We keep being promised a relaxation of the 1m rule for ASHPs, which would make a lot of difference (esp for terraced housing with narrow plots). I think they emit less noise from the back anyway bc the HX screens the fans somewhat. The best current models are now vv quiet anyway.

The whole 1 m boundary thing is nonsense no such thing applies to gas boilers and their flues!