So. I popped round to a mate's house this morning to pick something up, and a house across the street from him, has had PV panels fitted to the roof, since last I was there. But we're not talking the usual size of installation here. It is a big house, with a correspondingly big roof, and they have covered just about the whole of one side of it. Didn't count, but I would guess that we were looking at two rows, one above the other, of perhaps six large panels each. For a start, it looks nothing short of bloody ridiculous. How come something like this does not require planning permission ? In amongst all of the nice red tile roofs, this one is now glossy black and bright aluminium. It then occured to me that this is a modern house, which would have pre-fabbed roof trusses, just about man enough to hold up the concrete tiles, with a bit to spare. So how on earth much must those panels weigh on top of the tiles ? Plus the load on the trusses will now be severely asymmetric. And what about when you add the weight of some snow ? Does anyone else think that if for no other reason than safety, these installations should be subject to some kind of building regs, and possibly planning approval as well ?
Arfa