{"id":351747,"date":"2024-11-20T10:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351747"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:57:10","slug":"west-midlands-town-in-uproar-over-noisy-2-5m-heat-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351747","title":{"rendered":"West Midlands town in uproar over \u2018noisy\u2019 \u00a32.5m heat\u00a0pump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Paul Kolk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A West Midlands town has been torn apart by a \u201chumming noise\u201d from a \u00a32.5m heat pump installed by a local college without planning permission.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dudley College of Technology rushed through construction work on its net zero project amid fears it would lose government funding.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neighbours said they could be forced out of their homes due to the \u201cundesirable\u201d drone emitted from the system. Residents also expressed concern over the impact on local wildlife.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite the illegal installation, the college has gained retrospective permission from Dudley Council\u2019s <\/em>planning committee<\/em><\/a> for the scheme. It means the college \u2013 which was forced to apologise for breaking planning rules \u2013 does not have to tear down the system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/money\/net-zero\/dudley-west-midlands-in-uproar-noisy-heat-pump<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not surprising that the Planning Committee has given retrospective permission \u2013 where Net Zero is concerned, the interests of ordinary people are of no concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the interesting comment came in this paragraph:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many more millions of taxpayer money are being wasted on other projects like this up and down the country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A West Midlands town has been torn apart by a \u201chumming noise\u201d from a \u00a32.5m heat pump installed by a local college without planning 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