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Dismissed11 April 20253349450

59 Sylvan Way, Seamills, Bristol, Bristol, BS9 2LB

Planning appeal 3349450 at 59 Sylvan Way, Seamills, Bristol, Bristol, BS9 2LB (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the installation of solar panels on the front roof would comply with the condition in Part 14 Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 that panels should be sited so as to minimise their effect on the external appearance of the building.

solar panels to front facing roof

Authority
Bristol City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
BS9 2LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the installation of solar panels on the front roof would comply with the condition in Part 14 Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 that panels should be sited so as to minimise their effect on the external appearance of the building

What decided it

The rear roof installation is practicable despite lower energy output, therefore the front roof installation fails to minimise the effect on external appearance as required by the GPDO condition and is not lawful.

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