planning permission - solar water heating

[croberth]

Would like some opinions on this one! Buying a new build agricultural occupancy house. The AOC isn't a problem for me but, in the plans submitted and approved by the LPA, there are 2 solar water heating panels shown on the roof. They haven't been installed (that doesn't bother me). Am I likely to find the LPA coming after me to fit them - they were not an explicit condition of planning.

 

[^woody^]

No

 

[croberth]

Thanks for that woody - is that a very positive "no"? Trouble is, unlike building regs, there is no "sign off" certificate for planning permission!!

 

[^woody^]

With planning, you can take stuff off, but not add stuff on.

Anyway, planning permission has no end date. You can finish the job and fit them in 30 years time if you like

 

[croberth]

That's good news woody! Thanks

 

[kevindgas]

unless you live in a conservation area, Solar panels so long as they follow the roof line can be installed without planning permission
similarly you build as much or as little of agreed planning as you wish. say you applied for a 2 storey 10 x 6 metre extension then you built the 2 floor only 8 x 5 as funds were tight then they can't do anything but if you built 10 x 7 then they could insist on the 10 x 1 over build being removed or new permission being applied for.

 

[croberth]

Thanks kevindgas - more good confirmation