PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 October 2025)

Question Asked

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.

Asked by:
Lewis Cocking (Conservative)

Answer

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 property classes - Power generators - Guidance - GOV.UK, in particular Appendix 1: rateability of microgeneration schemes refers.


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