Housing: Solar Power
Commons · Question 106882 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding permitted development rights for rooftop solar installations in conservation areas.
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 27 Jan 2026
To facilitate the take up of renewable energy, nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of solar equipment on or within the curtilage of buildings, including in conservation areas, without the need to submit a planning applicati...