Solar Panels

Fri 17 Apr, 12:44

I think with the Disater of Trump’s  war we all need to think how we can contribute to lowering our reliance on fossil fuels. I think the local authorities in west oxon/oxon need to consider how they encourage the installation of solar panels rather than letting us all wonder whether it’s possible to have these In terms of all the planning arrangements. I have looked at this in the past and gave up because I couldn’t work out whether permissions were needed or not. I am however pursuing this now. 

Fri 17 Apr, 11:38

The installers will know this. E.g. https://www.jpdsolarsolutions.com/

Fri 17 Apr, 11:23

Thank you both for your replies- now going down the research rabbit holes. 
Any further input gratefully received!

Sat 11 Apr, 11:12

Its a grey area. We got pre-planning advice from wodc and they said we did not need full planning, but our panels are hardly visible from the highway. 

Sat 11 Apr, 10:58

Others will know more than me .. but I'm not sure that we did anything for ours (or if something needed to be done, the installer did it).  I do know that there's a presumption in favour, and it shouldn't be a problem.

What I can say is that we're delighted with the result (we have a battery too).  I'm a tight-fisted old so & so, and the fact that for three or four months of the year we use neither gas nor electricity (and even in winter we use less than half what we used to) and that my car now runs on sunshine gives me daily pleasure.

Fri 10 Apr, 10:46

Please can anyone offer advice on the need for plannng permission for solar panels, since we are in a conservation area?
I see many installed around the town, and want to do this myself, but an initial inquiry to WODC points me to a complex 4 page enquiry form. If anyone has  anything to share, I would appreciate your experiences!