mill5y Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just a quickie, can anyone enlighten me as to wether the council allow solar panels in their properties? I'm very interested but unsure if the council would appreciate someone "owning their roof"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookingfat Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just a quickie, can anyone enlighten me as to wether the council allow solar panels in their properties? I'm very interested but unsure if the council would appreciate someone "owning their roof"!! i worked for the coucil for a mumber of years and i dont think they would allow solar panels one reason they may need access to the roof and roof space but its worth a phone call to the planning department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 yes comes into effect from the 12th of this month i believe, i had mine fitted last week I checked this, the consultation period doesn't end until the 23rd of Dec. It's not confirmed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayfield Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I checked this, the consultation period doesn't end until the 23rd of Dec. It's not confirmed yet. The consultation period doesn't end until the 23rd but the FITs at the present rate finishes on the 12th December. Any installations registered after the 12th will receive the reduced rate from April 2012. This has caused outrage and several organisations are trying to take legal action against the Government because of this. There are also concerns from Europe that Britain wont be able to meet their CO2 reduction targets. http://www.pvfit.co.uk/2011/10/breaking-news-decc-announce-50-cuts-to-pv-fits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 The fact that the consultation period hasn't ended means that the changes you mentioned aren't yet confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanda30 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 why is it that manchester city council will install solar pannels on their council homes.. but sheffield council wont unless you live in a new build property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Just a guess but maybe the roof structure on the older ones in Sheffield can't support the weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffgrow Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 some of the housing associations in sheffield have already installed solar panels on full roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanda30 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 i had ashade greener come out and check the structure everything was ok for the go ahead the council said no coz it was'nt a new build property... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I see the gov from today has halved the feed in tarrif (how much they pay you for surplus electricity you feed to the grid). Does this make the cost of putting in solar panels no longer viable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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