Written questions

Housing: Solar Power

Commons · Question 106883 · 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 impact of permitting low-impact rooftop solar installations in conservation areas on levels of energy costs for homeown

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...