By John Baron
Bosses at Bramley Baths have been given the green light to install 172 panels solar panels across six roofs at the Grade II Listed Edwardian building.
Council planning officers approved the Baths’ proposals this week, and it is hoped the solar panels will help the Baths, which is community led, reduce its electricity usage by around 30 per cent as the facility bids to become carbon neutral by 2030.
A heritage statement submitted by the Baths said: “The installation of the proposed Solar PV system will greatly help in the continuous rise in energy bills and help pay towards the running costs of such a beautiful building.
“We feel the development will not adversely affect the character or appearance of the property, streetscape, or surrounding area. The materials and design are consistent with solar panels that are installed elsewhere around Leeds, and we are sympathetic to the wider locality, intentionally preserving the local character and visual amenity. “
Council planning officers approving the proposals said the panels would be “largely obscured” on a variety of pitched roof slopes and “the impact on heritage significance is considered less than substantial to both heritage assets”.
The plans can be viewed in full here.
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