Planning Permission For Ground Mounted Solar Panels

If your solar installation is to be installed within your land but not attached to your house.

Planning permission for ground mounted solar panels.

As most residential homes don t have tons of spare land ground mounted pv is most often chosen for commercial properties or utility solar farms. Ground mounted systems of greater than 9m sq 4 5 large solar panels will require planning permission. Solar permitting task force governor s office of planning and research office of governor gavin c. Getting your job done safely.

Beyond that any additional units will require planning permission. Stand alone solar equipment panels not on a building but within the grounds of a house or a block of flats building regulations. Solar equipment mounted on a house or a block of flats or on a building within the curtilage. The first standalone solar pv installation is considered permitted development.

The solar panels must be sited in a way that least impacts the appearance of the area and at least 5 meters from the edge of your property. It s more than 4m high. Solar permitting guidebook improving permit review and approval for small solar systems winter 2019 fourth edition updated developed by. The government is keen for people to install them so the regulations are left intentionally lenient.

There are some restrictions though. The system must not stand taller than 4m and must not exceed an area 9m. It s less than 5m from the property boundary. Planning permission for solar panels the good news is that here in the uk there is no requirement for planning permission for solar panels.