Scotland’s planning system currently restricts development of solar panels on commercial properties more tightly than the rest of the UK, according to Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie, who has written to the Scottish Government asking it to review the situation.
Currently there is a limit on the size of solar panel projects before they have to go through a planning application. In Scotland this limit is 50kW, while in the rest of the UK it is double that.
Projects must produce less than 50kW in order for the business which installed it to be eligible for rates relief.
