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  1. S

    Planning permission required?

    I'm getting conflicting advice on this... PV on a pitched roof in a conservation area visible from the highway. Is planning required or not required? Thanks
  2. K

    Do you need permission for one of these from planning ?

    Hi all, I hve been asked to supply and install a light for an existing sighn outside a vets..the practice is in a busy high street , do the owners need permission from planning to go ahead with this ? Thanks in advance Jem:bobby:
  3. M

    Planning Permission?

    We passed our Mcs this week:) and have a 10KW ground mount in the pipeline. But it is in an AONB and therefore needs planning permission, its in Rother Council does anyone have any experience with this council or just any advice short of bungs and bribery. Cheers.:devilish:
  4. S

    Sharp NU 245kw Panel landscape orientation help

    Hello, I wonder if any other installer can help. I am trying to install Sharp panels with the Schletter solo rails/ klickfit system and Eco V roof hooks. Some installers are telling me that they have installed and its below the 200mm threshold in height to avoid planning permission. I cant seem...
  5. E

    Planning for FLAT ROOFS

    Hi I have seen these guide lines on planning portal Standalone Solar Panels The following limits apply to standalone solar panels: Should be no higher than four metres Should be at least 5m from boundaries Size of array is limited to 9 sq m or 3m wide and 3m deep Should not be installed...
  6. M

    Commercial PV Planning Documents

    Hi, got a couple of commercial PV jobs to look at. Can anyone let me know what information you have provided for a planning application
  7. T

    Newly qualified 17th edition qualified, planning to do 2391 this september

    Hi All, I've recently taken and passed 17th edition (harder than I expected), planning on doing 2391 inspection and testing course in september, can anyone recommend any pre course reading? Any books anyone could recommend would be useful. Currently working as a single, 3 phase and gas meter...
  8. N

    Help with planning smoke dectors in shop with flat above.

    Hi all, i have been asked to get infomation on the procedure to install a smoke dectector system in a small shop with a flat above it ,also it has a small basement and small loft conversion. Would the first port of call be the local building control for them to stipulate the type of system...
  9. S

    Planning - it gets worse

    We're helping one of our customers out with planning permission, he's reasonably close to the coast - it's a seaside campsite. Believe it or not he has to pay £60 for a flood report from the Environment Agency even though the panels are being installed onto a 4m high roof - how do you work that...
  10. S

    Planning / Building Regs Article

    Is your council blocking your solar PV installation? | YouGen Blog | YouGen, Renewable Energy Made Easy This could do with support from as many installers as possible - if you have time contact your local MP and ask him/her to bring it up/support this MP at the Commons too
  11. S

    AONB - Planning rules

    Hi What are the general rules for PV installed in an area of outstanding natural beauty? Same as for conservation area? or more strict? Thanks S
  12. S

    Planning for Stand Alone Systems

    Stand-alone Solar Panels: The following limits apply to stand-alone solar panels: They should be no higher than four metres; They should be at least 5m from boundaries; The surface area of the solar panels forming part of the stand-alone solar is limited to 9 sq m (or 3m wide and 3m deep)...
  13. dansk

    Help with Commercial Quoting Process

    Hi, Going to do a commercial site visit tomorrow - its for a customer i have already worked for on a domestic level, now he wants a quote for PV on his business unit. I need help with identifying the process. This is how i imagine it works: Site visit, measure roof check electrical (not an...
  14. B

    Level 3 planning exam test/inspect fault finding

    Hello all!I need your help again.I have a planning exam 2moro.And I am having problems with the test instruments,I don't know all the test voltage/range/current for the live testers any other help or guidance would be great.I am the first in my group to do it.Ahhh
  15. S

    Cost of Planning Permission

    I don't know if I'm being thick but I can't find the cost of commercial planning permission for solar panels. I've looked on the planning portal and it's not clear which permission I should be applying for - I assumed it was full (worst case scenario) and it didn't provide a price. Does anyone...
  16. S

    Planning Permission for Commercial Roofs

    I've just been told by our local authority that we need planning permission for any agricultural/commercial buildings, that it doesn't come under permitted development. Has anyone else come accross this????
  17. R

    Solar Farm

    We're pretty rural and I've had several requests lately for field based solar farms. I understand in theory the following.... Enquire of DNO - Can we site a solar farm here? Contestible and no contestible costs Farmer will need planning - What does he need to submit with planning app, a...
  18. SolarCity

    Planning Permission process

    We've just won a large ground mount project which will require planning permission. We've agreed to help our client through the process but we're a little blind ourselves. Can anyone shed any light on where we should start? Do we need an architect to do some drawings? I'm assuming we will.
  19. S

    Part p and signing off work

    Hi I'm a qualified spark with my 2391, a friend has asked me to test and sign off an extension he is building. Does any1 know where I stand? Do I have to have part p? Thanks
  20. dansk

    Not the cheapest book around.

    Just thought i would share a book with you all: "Planning & Installing Photovoltaic Systems" by earthscan £95 BREbookshop.com not cheap but boy is it good, its like a bible to PV, everything and more you ever needed to know, from actual manufacturing of the cells to planning and installation to...

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