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TWO Aldi stores in Halton are looking to boost their green credentials by installing hundreds of rooftop solar panels.
The German supermarket giant has submitted two applications to Halton Council for the work on its stores on off Derby Road in Widnes, and Jack Search Way in Murdishaw, Runcorn.
The Widnes plan would see 268 solar panels put on the roof, with 270 on the Runcorn store.
Each would produce a maximum power output of 140KW – enough to power around 40 houses.
An application submitted by the firm said it was part of broader company efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
It said: “The proposals form part of a wider programme of solar PV installations across the Aldi estate in both the UK and Ireland, which is seeking to significantly reduce Aldi’s carbon footprint and contribute towards mitigating climate change.”
One factor which can scupper planning applications is ‘visual amenity’, essentially what a development looks like to neighbours and the impact it has on the wider area.
Both applications said the roof-mounted solar panels are proposed to be positioned in a number of locations on the roof.
It added: “Due to the height of the building, the proposed solar panels will be limited in visual sightlines from public viewpoints and are therefore considered to form acceptable additions in such locations from a visual amenity perspective.”
It said that as there were no directly adjacent residential buildings, it was considered that there would not be any loss of residential amenity or resulting glare from the panels for neighbours.
The application concluded: “As outlined within the planning assessment, will not cause any negative cumulative effects on either the building on which it is sited or the surrounding areas’ amenity, and the solar PVs (panels) will be removed as soon as reasonably practicable when no longer needed.”
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