Photovoltaic panels have a right to light, so planners will want to see that any on neighbouring properties have been taken into account, explains Building.
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Building writes:
Soaring demand for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on existing buildings is leading to uncertainties in planning… It is clear, though, that developers and contractors must start factoring such considerations into their plans….
A High Court ruling… in the planning dispute between William Ellis McLennan and Medway Council, confirmed that the impact of a development on a neighbour’s solar panels was capable of being a material consideration…
