Solar Support and Planning Rules

The Solar Support and Planning Rules carries 2 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 5 to 60 percent, read 17 October 2026.

5 to 60 % Range of the published figures 2 published figures, not one market: read the rows
2 Published figures from 1 source page, read 19 Oct 2026
2 of 7 Sources read that publish one 29% publish a figure at all
  1. HMRC internal manual VENSAV3210, energy-saving materials60 %
  2. HMRC internal manual VENSAV3210, energy-saving materials5 %
Every published figure, highest first.
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HMRC internal manual VENSAV3210, energy-saving materials60 %
HMRC internal manual VENSAV3210, energy-saving materials5 %

2 of the 7 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

By instrument

BreakdownMedianRangeSources
instrumentVAT reduced rate on energy-saving materials5%5 to 5%1
instrumentVAT 60% test60%60 to 60%1
instrumentGPDO Part 14 site display notice21day21 to 21day1
instrumentGPDO Part 14 prior approval period56day56 to 56day1
instrumentGPDO Part 14 prior approval completion period3year3 to 3year1

Every figure, with its source

One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.

The sentence each figure was read from (5)

Read in full, publishes no figure

5 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.

Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).

2 of the 7 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 5 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.

The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 2 figures, never sentences; 5 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.

The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per support instrument per jurisdiction: the Smart Export Guarantee (who must offer it, the rate each licensee publishes, and the rule that it must be above zero), the VAT treatment (zero-rated for residential energy-saving materials to 31 March 2027 then 5%, and - the fact a commercial buyer needs and almost no consumer page states - 20% on a commercial installation), capital allowances and the annual investment allowance, business rates, and the permitted-development boundary for non-domestic solar under GPDO Part 14 Class J with the conditions and the prior-approval period; the derived figure is the WHOLE SUPPORT STACK for a named installation - what it earns, what it saves in tax, and whether it needs permission - which no single authority publishes because it lives in four of them

5 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.

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The Solar Support and Planning Rules carries 2 published figures read from 1 source's own page, from 5 to 60 percent, read 17 October 2026.

2 of the 7 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

Solar Support and Planning Rules, instrument VAT reduced rate on energy-saving materials: median 5 percent across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Solar Support and Planning Rules, instrument VAT 60% test: median 60 percent across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Solar Support and Planning Rules, instrument GPDO Part 14 site display notice: median 21 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Solar Support and Planning Rules, instrument GPDO Part 14 prior approval period: median 56 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Solar Support and Planning Rules, instrument GPDO Part 14 prior approval completion period: median 3 year across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Cite as: "Roofing Quotes UK Solar Support and Planning Rules", updated 2026-10-19, https://roofingquotesuk.com/datasets/solar-support-and-planning-rules/.

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5 to 60 percent

2 published figures, Solar Support and Planning Rules, across 1 source, read 17 October 2026

Source: Roofing Quotes UK Solar Support and Planning Rules

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