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Significant changes to permitted development planning rules
On 27/8/2026, the permitted development right permitting the installation of solar equipment on a house, block of flats or building within the curtilage was updated.
A couple that stood out:
- In the case of plug-in solar, any part of the solar equipment should not be installed on a wooden wall, balcony or enclosure, or any exterior clad in timber.
- If your property is in a conservation area, or in a World Heritage Site, panels must not be fitted to a wall, balcony or roof enclosure which fronts a highway.
I wonder what the technical definition of a roof enclosure is? Surely they do not mean the roof itself?
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Does sound odd. I'd be totally guessing, but perhaps any form of railing, balustrade etc that may be in place? As I thought solar was largely PD now for conservation areas.
But I think I've heard that some conservation areas do require planning permission for roofs that face the highway, especially in Wales(?)
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I read that as anything facing the highway in a conservation area is not allowed under PD, but installation where the panels cannot be seen from the highway is allowed, which makes sense to me in a conservation area.
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My Welsh panels face the highway. Not a conservation area, though.
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I've edited my post (thanks). I meant in a conservation area :-)
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