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Do you need planning permission for solar panels? The 2026 rules, checked
The planning rules for home solar changed on 27 August. For a normal pitched roof the limit is the same as it always was — and three of the numbers going round online aren't in the law at all.
The wiring rules for home batteries changed — what it actually says
BS 7671 now has a dedicated chapter for home batteries, and for dwellings it points at PAS 63100. What the rule really says, what the blogs get wrong, and where we site batteries on real installs.
Plug-in solar is legal from 27 August — an installer's honest take
Plug-in solar panels become legal on 27 August. Who they genuinely suit, the three catches nobody's leading with, and why the government's savings estimate is half what some retailers claim.
Two bill changes land on 1 October — what they mean for solar
VAT comes off electricity on 1 October and a new Ofgem price cap starts the same day. The honest installer's take on what both do to solar payback.
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