Listed buildings and properties in conservation areas usually require planning permission for solar panels, but for the majority of other homes a solar installation counts as a ‘permitted development’. However, it is a legal requirement of all rooftop solar panel installations that no panel sits closer than 400mm from the edge of the roof.
You can have as many solar panels as you like on your property, as long as you follow the local planning rules. You need to check that your roof and/or land can accommodate all the solar panels you want to buy. You can also generate as much power as you want with your solar panels, but there is a condition.
An increasing number of people are investing in solar energy. More and more homes are having solar panels, or solar tiles, installed on their roofs. Of course, with such installations, the topic of planning permission and building regulations often comes to the surface.
The maximum number of solar panels you can install is unlimited, as long as you have enough space for them. You can fill up your roof, your garden or your land with as many solar panels as you can fit, even if you have a lot of acres of land.
Before diving into the nitty-gritty, it’s crucial to understand the basic requirements that must be met for your solar panel installation to fall under Permitted Development: Roofline Restrictions: Solar panels should not protrude more than 20cm above the existing roofline. Flat Roofs: For flat roofs, this limit extends up to 60cm.
Solar power can help reduce your electricity bills as you use power from solar before the national grid. How much your home can be powered by solar depends on your system, the number of panels installed and your energy consumption. We install a minimum of six panels to make sure solar panels are cost-effective for our customers.