RTS - How solar works for you - Manual / Resource - Page 9
Take control of your home’s energy costs. An introduction to solar PV
4. Planning - Amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) have changed the
way in which solar installations are treated under permitted development in England. Solar
PV systems up to 1 MW are permitted on walls and pitched roofs subject to the following
conditions.
The array must:
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not protrude more than 200mm at any point.
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not be fitted on the side of the property which fronts the highway in conservation
areas, National Parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty etc.
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not be installed on land designated as a scheduled monument or within the
curtilage of a listed building.
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be removed if it is no longer used for microgeneration.
5. Ground -mounted systems have also been reviewed. Permitted development only
applies to very small ground mount systems with a footprint less than 9m2, no higher
than four meters tall and must sit at least 5m from boundaries. Anything larger than this
requires planning permission.
