planning refusal solar water heating

adey · planning refusal solar water heating

can some one please help , i am building a barn conversion in Staffs, the council have refused solar panels as they say that they do not wnt to have them seen from the courtyard???
the barn opposite mine is a lised building , but mine is not.
the planner has said that i amy be able to fit panels on an east or west location , but not south as proposed,
any help would be greatly appreciated.

admin

Hi Adey,
Cant see that you can be refused planning permission because if your house is not listed or in a conservation area you don't need permission.
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pub/915/Pl...idetoPPS22PDF2622Kb_id1143915.pdf

see page 150 -155

p153 especially point 18

Keep asking the questions... be a bit of a pain... and I'm sure you'll win through

let us know how you get on...

Guest

what he is saying is that it would not make the apperaance of the courtyard, be in keeping with the listed building opposite.
he is using a term that my barn is listed by association?
i have wrote to him quoting pps22 but he still is insistant that as he has taken all of my permitted development rights of the project, then the panels can not be located on the roof.
i have contacted my local councillor ,and i am writing a letter to my mp also.

admin

What is the opinion of the residents of the listed building opposite and who owns and uses the courtyard?
Have you researched the term 'listed by association'?

Guest

yes i have researched listed by association, this falls under the curtlige of how close the old barn is tio mine, but ask a planner and you do not get a diffinative answer , the nearest i can get is in PPG15, 3.30-3.36.
the owner of the large barn to my knowledge is unaware of the proposal of solar panels to my roof, as he has still to start work on his barn?
i have got the local councillor on the case, and have sent a letter to my MP. hopefully it will push everyne allong.

thank yo for your advise,

admin

OK best of luck and if anything changes let us know.
If you're not successful then what hope do we have!!!!

adey

just an update, i have recieved a letter from the planning officer, and i now have to file a formal planning application for his consideration.He is unwilling to grant me permission under the existing planning application.i feel that this is just a way of putting me off, however he will have several applications on thursday all showing different positions of panels , especially as i do not have to pay for the planning application.He has said he has no objection to the solar panels as long as they are not facing south!!!!!!!!!

adrian