Has anyone submitted a planning application for a micro wind turbine?

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Greetings all,
I'm exploring the potential of installing a SD3 grid tied wind turbine in a corner of our small garden, to boost our grid exports over PV. It will be mounted on a 6m high Taperfit hydraulic monopole. Right now, the proximity to the boundary wall and home prevent it from permitted development status. This means a planning application to our council would need to be approved. Has anyone submitted a successful application to a council?
Thanks in advance!
I'm exploring the potential of installing a SD3 grid tied wind turbine in a corner of our small garden, to boost our grid exports over PV. It will be mounted on a 6m high Taperfit hydraulic monopole. Right now, the proximity to the boundary wall and home prevent it from permitted development status. This means a planning application to our council would need to be approved. Has anyone submitted a successful application to a council?
Thanks in advance!
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- 40% of panels in an East/ West rooftop orientation.
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Did you have ASHP?
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You could trawl through approved planning applications and see. I remember seeing one in South Cambridgeshire a while ago for an onsite wind turbine (the tiny one) attached to a portakabin.
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I can hear the noise of the motorway on quiet nights from outside my house, but not during the day.
The very large ones are less than 50m away from businesses and 200m away from dwellings.
I guess it would very much depend on the type of noise.
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The Complete Guide to Small Wind Turbines For Your Home - The Eco Experts
I was surprised by how similarly bureaucratic the applications are. I'm keen on locating a successful application for a micro turbine as a starting point and will then proceed with customization for my own location/ council etc. No luck finding one with my own council yet. Best way to describe a micro turbine's sound is to imagine an indoor fan spinning at its fastest speed. And then to triple that sound. A "whoosh" on the windiest of days. Otherwise silent.
- 40% of panels in an East/ West rooftop orientation.
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (the most efficient gas boiler sold)
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375 Longi) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 4.8kw Pylontech battery storage installed March 22
Octopus Flux electric and Tracker gas
- 40% of panels in an East/ West rooftop orientation.
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (the most efficient gas boiler sold)
Edit: I've just looked at the link you included. Two case studies, rural small holding and Isle of Eig.