{"id":46104,"date":"2026-03-24T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46104"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:42:23","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-wiltshire-homeowners-cant-install-solar-panels-on-roof-of-church-and-high-quality-landmark-even-on-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46104","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Wiltshire homeowners can&#8217;t install solar panels on roof of \u2018church and high-quality landmark, even on appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The owners of a converted Wiltshire church have been told they cannot have solar panels on their home, reports <em>The Gazette and Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><u>The Gazette and Herald<\/u><\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 the owners of the Grade II-listed home\u2026 asked Wiltshire Council for permission to mount\u2026 solar panels on\u2026 their home. Wiltshire Council said the panels would \u2018introduce a modern and visually discordant feature that conflicts with the building\u2019s ecclesiastical character and architectural significance,\u2019 and refused&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 this week the inspector refused the appeals. Noting that the church dated to the 15th century, with a 19th-century rebuild\u2026 the building \u2018remains legible as a church and a high-quality landmark building within the countryside. The proposal would fail to preserve the features of special architectural interest of The Old Church,\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazetteandherald.co.uk\/news\/25806890.upset-wiltshire-homeowners-cant-install-solar-panels\/\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owners of a converted Wiltshire church have been told they cannot have solar panels on their home, reports The Gazette and Herald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,16,539],"class_list":["post-46104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-church","tag-planning","tag-solar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46107,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46104\/revisions\/46107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}