Solar Panel Consultation

Letchworth Garden City is the world’s first Garden City, and we are responsible for helping preserve the character of Letchworth by protecting key features of individual houses and their setting through the Heritage Foundation’s Design Principles, governed by the Scheme of Management or your lease.

We recognise the changing climate and the needs of homeowners to modernise energy sources.

At present, the Design Principles require PV solar panels in the Heritage Character Area to be located on rear roof slopes, away from public view, and we want to hear residents’ views on whether additional considerations are required.

As part of our consultation around solar panels, we recently held a live debate with over 120 residents in attendance, about the future of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels in the Heritage Character Area. If you missed the debate, or would like to watch it again, you can see it here.

Have your Say

No decision has been made. This consultation is intended to help the Heritage Foundation understand Heritage Character Area residents' views before progressing. Before discussing, we’d really welcome your initial views which you can share here. This survey will close on 12th October.

The information you provide via the form on this page will be collected and processed by KOR Communications, acting as a data processor for this topic only on behalf of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, for the sole purpose of gathering and analysing feedback as well as providing updates related only to the PV solar in the Heritage Character Area event only. Your personal data will be handled in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Your responses will be treated confidentially and will only be shared with Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation in an anonymised or aggregated format, unless you choose to provide identifying details and consent to their use. Your data will not be used for any purpose other than the stated project and will be securely deleted after 5 years.

If you wish to contact us, please send an email home@letchworth.com or write to One Garden City, Letchworth, SG6 3BF. You have the right to request access to, rectification, or deletion of your personal data, as well as the right to restrict or object to its processing.