Proposals to install 24 roof-mounted photovoltaic panels to the roof of a metal shed in the grounds of historic Farnley Hall have been submitted to council planners.
Applicants Cenergist Ltd and Leeds City Council acknowledge that development within the curtilage of a Listed building like Farnley Hall is ‘almost always a balance’ between the potential harm caused by the development and the benefits that it brings.
A heritage and design report submitted with the application states: “The proposals as presented do not harm the existing fabric of the adjacent listed building Farnley Hall and Stables, or grounds.
“The works are in the setting of and not into the building. There is no disturbance to the existing site and no excavation of ground.”
The plans can be viewed in full here.