Neighbours fear huge heat pumps would be loud ‘as motorway at rush hour’

Heat pumps 'as loud as living next to a motorway' spark uproar from neighbours of Oxford University

Neighbours are revolting against Oxford University’s eco-friendly plans to build heat pumps that make a noise like “standing next to a motorway at rush hour”.Two air source heat pumps are set to be added to Summertown House on Banbury Road, which is used as graduate accommodation.This will mean removing gas boilers from 39 vacant rooms, a move the university says will help it reach its goal of net zero by 2035.Oxford City Council’s planning comm…

Neighbours fear huge heat pumps would be loud ‘as motorway at rush hour’

Neighbours are opposing Oxford University’s plans to add two large heat pumps outside its student accommodation, over fears that the noise in…