Companies and building owners today face long processing times and various municipal requirements when they want to install solar cells on roofs. Therefore, DI Teknik & Installation proposes that the requirement for a building permit for roof-mounted solar cells be removed.
According to DI, in some municipalities it can take more than 100 days to obtain a building permit for solar cells on roofs. At the same time, applications are handled differently from municipality to municipality, which creates uncertainty and additional costs for companies and building owners.
- We need more renewable energy faster, and this requires that we remove the rules that no longer make sense. The requirement for a building permit for solar cells on roofs is a clear example of unnecessary bureaucracy that delays projects without improving either safety or quality, says Ida Ruge-Andersen Friis, branch manager at DI Teknik & Installation, in a press release.
DI points out that more than half of the country's municipalities make specific assessments of whether a solar cell system requires a building permit, while some municipalities generally require a building permit regardless of building type.
- Solar cell systems on roofs can in practice be equated with other technical equipment on buildings, such as heat pumps and ventilation systems, which normally do not require a building permit. Therefore, roof-mounted solar cells should not normally do so either, says Ida Ruge-Andersen Friis.
The proposal from DI only covers solar cell systems on the roofs of buildings. Considerations for, among other things, listed buildings and cultural environments must continue to be handled through the building regulations and existing legislation.
According to DI, abolishing the building permit could lead to faster installation of solar cells, lower costs and less administrative burden for municipalities.
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