Comments on: Solar Panels and Planning Permission http://www.johngormley.com/wp/2006/06/13/solar-panels-and-planning-permission/ Green Party Leader and TD for Dublin South East Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Colin Kirwan http://www.johngormley.com/wp/2006/06/13/solar-panels-and-planning-permission/#comment-10019 Colin Kirwan Wed, 30 May 2007 19:36:23 +0000 http://www.johngormley.com/wp/2006/06/13/solar-panels-and-planning-permission/#comment-10019 I'm a Junior Architect currently working on a large residential scheme in Glasnevin where I am having graet difficulty with Solar Energy Installation. Dublin City Council is insisting on one thing whilst others are disagreeing. There seems to be also a variance in performane in this particular aspect of the planning system. Can somebody in government just stand up and say what is actually allowed and what is not, I've read so many articles, planning blogs, SEI recommendations and so on and really cannot justify my design to my clients as I have no set guidelines on Solar Energy. Another fault - I was recently informed that in order to obtain a grant one must apply for the grant before applying for planning permission. Please tell me this is not true. Maybe Solar energy is not the way forward after all. I don't want or need any claims against me by clients. I’m a Junior Architect currently working on a large residential scheme in Glasnevin where I am having graet difficulty with Solar Energy Installation. Dublin City Council is insisting on one thing whilst others are disagreeing. There seems to be also a variance in performane in this particular aspect of the planning system. Can somebody in government just stand up and say what is actually allowed and what is not, I’ve read so many articles, planning blogs, SEI recommendations and so on and really cannot justify my design to my clients as I have no set guidelines on Solar Energy.

Another fault - I was recently informed that in order to obtain a grant one must apply for the grant before applying for planning permission. Please tell me this is not true.

Maybe Solar energy is not the way forward after all. I don’t want or need any claims against me by clients.

]]> By: Caroline Fortune http://www.johngormley.com/wp/2006/06/13/solar-panels-and-planning-permission/#comment-300 Caroline Fortune Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.johngormley.com/wp/2006/06/13/solar-panels-and-planning-permission/#comment-300 I just got off the phone with my local County Coucil and was told that i had to pay €80.00 to place 2 solar panels on the BACK of my House, It only costs €65.00 for a full house, Plus I need to get and pay an architect to draw up more plans as to where the solar panel will be placed. I dont understand that i have to pay for something that is benefiting the enviornment, i was also told that if i was in a row of house I would not need planning but because I am a one off house in the middle of the country i need planning. this has totally put me off installing solar panels and i will not have my house therefore as a greener home, I personally think that this is another money grabing scheme for the council, Some clarification needs to be made on this matter and it has to make it worth the effort and research for greener homes worth while for the individual instead of all this paper work and extra expense. I just got off the phone with my local County Coucil and was told that i had to pay €80.00 to place 2 solar panels on the BACK of my House, It only costs €65.00 for a full house, Plus I need to get and pay an architect to draw up more plans as to where the solar panel will be placed. I dont understand that i have to pay for something that is benefiting the enviornment, i was also told that if i was in a row of house I would not need planning but because I am a one off house in the middle of the country i need planning. this has totally put me off installing solar panels and i will not have my house therefore as a greener home, I personally think that this is another money grabing scheme for the council, Some clarification needs to be made on this matter and it has to make it worth the effort and research for greener homes worth while for the individual instead of all this paper work and extra expense.

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