Building Regs Approval For Solar Panels

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Building regs approval for solar panels.

With the installation of roof mounted solar panels becoming increasingly popular it is important to recognise that building regulations will normally apply should you wish to fit them to your roof. If you re planning to build a new structure such as a gazebo arbor or patio covering to hold your solar panels the structure needs to be designed by a structural engineer and approved by the building department. Rated d or above. Building regulations also apply to other aspects of the work such as electrical installation.

Hi everyone we are a solar pv wholesaler in the midlands and a lot of our customers are asking us whether they need building control approval for all their solar pv installations. Councils asking for planning permission or building regulations applications for solar panel installations has been much in the press of late. In certain areas ground mounted solar arrays require soils engineering to determine the soil class. The issue here is whether the existing roof wil be able to take the extra roof loadings that solar panels will impose on it.

For older buildings achieving an epc of at least a d may require some home. Indeed much of that press has been linked to the campaign by yougen and ourselves. An increasing number of people are investing in solar energy. More and more homes are having solar panels or solar tiles installed on their roofs.

Of course with such installations the topic of planning permission and building regulations often comes to the surface. The mcs certificate proves that your system was fitted by an approved installer while the epc proves the energy efficiency of the house. The ability of the existing roof to carry the load weight of the panel will need to be checked and proven.