The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

Class B - installation or alteration etc of stand-alone solar equipment on domestic premises E+W

Permitted development E+W

B.   The installation, alteration or replacement of stand-alone solar for microgeneration within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse or a block of flats.

Development not permitted E+W

B.1  Development is not permitted by Class B if—

(a) in the case of the installation of stand-alone solar, the development would result in the presence within the curtilage of more than 1 stand-alone solar;

(b) any part of the stand-alone solar—

(i) would exceed 4 metres in height;

(ii) would, in the case of land within a conservation area or which is a World Heritage Site, be installed so that it is nearer to any highway which bounds the curtilage than the part of the dwellinghouse or block of flats which is nearest to that highway;

(iii) would be installed within 5 metres of the boundary of the curtilage;

(iv) would be installed within the curtilage of a listed building; or

(v) would be installed on a site designated as a scheduled monument; or

(c) the surface area of the solar panels forming part of the stand-alone solar would exceed 9 square metres or any dimension of its array (including any housing) would exceed 3 metres.

Conditions E+W

B.2  Development is permitted by Class B subject to the following conditions—

(a) stand-alone solar is, so far as practicable, sited so as to minimise its effect on the amenity of the area; and

(b) stand-alone solar is removed as soon as reasonably practicable when no longer needed.