A.1 Development is not permitted by Class A if—
(a)the solar PV or solar thermal equipment would protrude more than 0.2 metres beyond the plane of the wall or [F1, in the case of a pitched roof,] the roof slope when measured from the perpendicular with the external surface of the wall or [F2pitched] roof slope;
(b)[F3in the case of solar PV or solar thermal equipment on a pitched roof,] it would result in the highest part of the solar PV or solar thermal equipment being higher than the highest part of the roof (excluding any chimney);
[F4(ba)in the case of solar PV or solar thermal equipment on a flat roof, it would result in the highest part of the solar PV or solar thermal equipment being more than 0.6 metres higher than the highest part of the roof (excluding any chimney);]
(c)in the case of land within a conservation area or which is a World Heritage Site, the solar PV or solar thermal equipment would be installed on a wall which fronts a highway;
(d)the solar PV or solar thermal equipment would be installed on a site designated as a scheduled monument; or
(e)the solar PV or solar thermal equipment would be installed on a building within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse or block of flats if the dwellinghouse or block of flats is a listed building.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 14 para. A.1(a) inserted (21.12.2023) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1279), arts. 1(1), 4(2)(a)(i)
F2Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 14 para. A.1(a) inserted (21.12.2023) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1279), arts. 1(1), 4(2)(a)(ii)