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Green power planning rules to be relaxed in Wales New planning rules that will make it easier for people to install micro-generation equipment such as solar panels at their homes will be introduced in Wales from September, the Welsh Assembly government announced today. These latest planning changes will remove certain types of micro-generation equipment from requiring planning permission. As a result there will be no requirement to pay planning fees. Micro-generation equipment involved include: solar panels, ground or water source heat pumps, biomass burners and combined heat and power schemes. Environment minister Jane Davidson said: "Micro -generation has a major role to play in decarbonising energy supply and helping tackle climate change . Wales in particular has a large share of off gas-grid, hard to heat and hard to treat homes. In these cases, micro-generation can be the most effective method of removing people from fuel poverty and providing energy security" . She added: "I am particularly pleased that we have gone further than the authorities in England by allowing stand alone solar panels up to the boundaries of properties, providing they satisfy certain height and highway criteria". Source: Utility Week © Faversham House Group Ltd 2009. News articles may be copied or forwarded
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