Installing solar heating – how to proceed.

Hi flatters,

I want to install a solar heating panel on the roof of our multi-storey block, to heat my own apartment.  The panel would heat air in the sun, pump it down a duct added to the outside of the building using a solar-powered fan, and into my apartment.

I’ll start by talking to the EC to get their approval, but I’m not sure what is required beyond just having an emailed go-ahead from the current EC.  In the past the EC has approved smaller projects (eg. a bathroom fan ducted through an external wall) this way.  This is a fair bit bigger.

Is a meeting of all owners legally required?  Is it a good idea even if it’s not required?

Is a by-law legally required?  Is it a good idea even if it’s not required?

Thanks.

RL.