Written Question·Treasury·UIN 78960

Hospitals and Schools: Solar Power

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Lewis Cocking

ConservativeBroxbourne

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the the policy of the Valuation Office Agency on amending the valuation of (a) schools and (b) hospitals following the installation of rooftop solar panels.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) applies the law as it stands when valuing domestic and non-domestic properties. In relation to solar panels, the legal position is set out in the Rating Manual, which is published on gov.uk: Section 5a: valuation of all p...

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