Following the decision by Kensington & Chelsea Council to remove the requirement for planning permission to install solar panels on Grade II listed buildings, would you recommend other boroughs also remove this requirement?

For London to become a zero-carbon city it will need to be supplied by a range of clean and renewable energy sources. Therefore, I welcome that Kensington & Chelsea are simplifying the installation of new solar panels. I encourage other boroughs to carefully consider the most effective ways to promote the uptake of solar panels within their area, balancing the need to also preserve their local heritage – and to determine whether this Local Listed Building Consent Order (LLBCO) mechanism, or others (for example specific planning policies, guidance or programmes) will work best in their local context. Where a borough is considering a LLBCO approach, early engagement with Historic England will be important.