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Planning permission that will block light to solar panels

  • 22-10-2020 10:30am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,790 ✭✭✭


    The back of my house is south facing and I was thinking of getting solar panels put on the roof. Only thing is, I get the feeling the land behind the house could end up being redeveloped into apartments at some point in the future so I'm just wondering, where do I stand if planning permission is sought for a development that will block light to my solar panels? How is this viewed in planning regulation terms? Does anyone have any experience on this?


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  • Subscribers Posts: 42,170 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    AngryLips wrote: »
    The back of my house is south facing and I was thinking of getting solar panels put on the roof. Only thing is, I get the feeling the land behind the house could end up being redeveloped into apartments at some point in the future so I'm just wondering, where do I stand if planning permission is sought for a development that will block light to my solar panels? How is this viewed in planning regulation terms? Does anyone have any experience on this?

    you have the right to object against any future planning application.

    you can object against development on a loss of light point of view, and its possible to so sun / shadow analysis to show exactly what the effect of the development will be on your property.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,790 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    you have the right to object against any future planning application.

    you can object against development on a loss of light point of view, and its possible to so sun / shadow analysis to show exactly what the effect of the development will be on your property.

    Yes I guess that is the avenue available, but I'm more wondering how planners view such objections and on which side those rulings usually favour. Like is there enough precedent there for developers to take it into account when designing their plans or is this an area with not enough precedent. I guess in this case it's not just a loss of light but also an imposition of cost onto your neighbour so there has to be a greater weighting placed on the objector.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 295 ✭✭gourcuff


    proposed developments should take account of residential amenity of neighbours, and height should taper off near boundaries to mitigate against overlooking, overbearing impact etc


  • Subscribers Posts: 42,170 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    AngryLips wrote: »
    Yes I guess that is the avenue available, but I'm more wondering how planners view such objections and on which side those rulings usually favour. Like is there enough precedent there for developers to take it into account when designing their plans or is this an area with not enough precedent. I guess in this case it's not just a loss of light but also an imposition of cost onto your neighbour so there has to be a greater weighting placed on the objector.

    if the argument is valid, then it will be taken into account.

    if anything does happen that you have worries over, id suggest engaging a professional who is experienced with the local planning system, and ask them if they think your worries are valid.. and if they agree, get them to prepare the objection.

    i have seen far too many DIY objections based on nothing at all but worry and a lack of understanding of the development by the objector. Those objections are not taken into account.

    for example lately i was involved in an application where 11 different people signed an objection against a development, citing reasons that the development would affect their businesses due to an over intensity of that kind of development in the area.
    The planner granted the permission straight out, with no Further information requested.
    The main reason was that the objectors didn't read the application correctly and not only was the proposed development hours of operation different from their businesses, but the nature of the business was significantly different to that of the objectors (day time cafe versus late hours takeaways)


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