Planning permission is not required for the erection of a solar panel on the wall or roof of a house or any buildings within the curtilage of a house as long as it meets the following criteria:
• the total aperture area of any panel combined with any existing solar panels on the house or within the curtilage does not exceed 12sq.m. in area or 50% of the total roof area, whichever is the lesser;
• the solar panel is located a minimum of 50cm from the edge of the wall or roof on which it is mounted;
• the distance between the plane of the wall or a pitched roof and the panel is not more than 15cm;
• the distance between the plane of a flat roof and the solar panel is not more than 50cm.
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