Local Listed Building Consent Order: Rooftop Solar Panels within Clifton Conservation Area consultation
Overview
Bristol City Council is proposing a Local Listed Building Consent Order for the Clifton Conservation Area.
Subject to conditions outlined in the Order, this would remove the need for listed building consent to add rooftop solar panels to residential grade II and II* listed properties in the area.
The aim is to remove unnecessary planning barriers for residents aiming to help the city meet its net zero climate targets.
This is being trialled for the Clifton area where a large proportion of the city’s listed buildings are located. If the trial proves a success, then it is proposed to roll out the approach to other neighbourhoods subject to further consultation.
The area and properties covered by the draft Order is defined in the accompanying map.
Why we are consulting
We are consulting you now so we can take your views and suggestions into account - before a decision is made by Planning Committee on whether to make this proposed order in Clifton. Your feedback will also help us review if changes to the terms of the draft order would be beneficial. We want to hear your views on the draft to ensure that the scope and conditions of the Order will have the maximum benefits for residents without impacting the historic environment in the area.
This is a statutory requirement before the Order can come into effect.
Have your say
We welcome your comments on the draft Order.
If you comment on the draft policies, your name (or name of your organisation) and response may be made publicly available. Please see the privacy notice here.(External link)
Please click on the link below to complete the online response form. You can provide comments and upload supporting documents if you wish. Please respond by Friday 25 April 2025.
Alternatively, you can email your comments to Conservation@bristol.gov.uk by Friday 25 April 2025.
If you need this consultation survey as a paper version, Easy Read, Braille, large print, British Sign Language, or in another language, or other alternative format, you can request this by emailing the Consultation and Engagement Team at consultation@bristol.gov.uk or by calling 0117 922 2848.
What happens next?
All responses to this consultation will be analysed and the feedback will help us develop final proposals for the Local Listed Building Consent Order for the Clifton Conservation Area.
The council’s Planning Committee will consider these proposals in spring 2025 and decide whether to proceed with making the Order. The Planning Committee will take responses to the consultation into consideration when making its decisions.
