| Planning permission
The responsibility for ascertaining if you
require planning permission rests with you, the householder,
and not with us, the installers. If planning permisson is
required, then you must obtain it before the installation
goes ahead.
Do you need planning permisson?
The answer is YES
if
- your house is a listed building
- you live in a Conservation Area and the
panels would be visible from the front of the house or the
highway
- you live in an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty (AONB)
- the panels would protrude more than
200 mm from the roof or wall
- the top edge of the panels would be higher
than the roof
BUT the panels should be
sited such as to minimise the visual impact
Contact your local authority's building
control department if you are not sure (see links below).
Do not accept a wishy-washy answer. Make a note of the name
of the officer, and time and date of your conversation.
The full text of appliccable legislation
can be found the OPSI
website.
How to make a planning application
For a small fee we can submit a planning
application on your behalf. Alternatively you can apply for
planning permission on-line via the Planning
Portal. Go to General Public / Planning
/ Planning Applications / Make an application.
Local autority links
North
Wiltshire District Council
Kennet District Council
Salisbury District Council
West
Wiltshire District Council
Dorset
County Council
Christchurch
Borough Council
Hampshire
County Council
Somerset
County Council
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