Updates · Subject
Roofs
Every update we have written on this subject — 2 in all,
newest first. Written by the team that does the installs.
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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.
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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.
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