S.I. No. 342/2026 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No. 5) Regulations 2026 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.
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(2)of section 4 and section 262 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 408 of 2020 )) and by the Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2025 ), hereby make the following regulations: Citation and commencemen 1.
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No. 5) Regulations 2026.
(2)The collective citation “Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2026” includes these Regulations.
(3)These Regulations shall come into operation on the 27th day of July 2026. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 600 of 2001 ). Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Principal Regulations 3. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of paragraph (
- d)in column 1 of Class 2: ‘ CLASS 2 (
- d)The installation on or within the curtilage of a house of a ground heat pump system (horizontal and vertical) or an air source heat pump. 1. The level of the ground shall not be altered by more than 1 metre above or below the level of the adjoining ground. 2. The total area of such a heat pump, taken together with any other such pump previously erected, 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. ’ with ‘ CLASS 2 (
- d)The installation on or within the curtilage of a house of a ground heat pump system (horizontal and vertical) or an air source heat pump. 1. The level of the ground shall not be altered by more than 1 metre above or below the level of the adjoining ground. 2. The total area of such a heat pump, taken together with any other such pump previously erected, 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 encroach onto a public road. 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 hand, 16 July, 2026. JOHN CUMMINS, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais