Solar panels for farms in Nantwich
Farm buildings around Nantwich carry broad, shallow roofs that were put up for storage and stock, not for generation. Each survey records the sheet type and condition, the usable area once rooflights and vents come out, and whether the supply is single or three phase.
840 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 420,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in NantwichIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Farm building solar PV across Cheshire
What a farm roof near Nantwich generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1077 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 840 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is about 5 percent below the mean across the areas we cover, so the case here rests on using the output on the holding rather than exporting it.
The planning record lists 4 ground mounted solar schemes in this postcode district, which is a fair guide to how the local network has treated field arrays. The typical consented scheme in this district is about 6.7 MW, with the largest at 12.5 MW. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026.
2 roof mounted schemes are on record nearby. Roof arrays under a megawatt frequently never reach that database at all, so the real number of farm roofs generating around Nantwich is higher than the record shows.
We survey holdings across the CW postcode area, starting from CW5.
Cheshire East is the planning authority for most holdings here, and it is the authority that decides whether an array on an agricultural building falls inside permitted development.
Nantwich ranks 1 of 8 towns we cover in Cheshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 790 to 840, a spread of 50 kWh per kWp. On a 500 kWp array that is about 25,000 kWh a year between the strongest and weakest town in the county.
Solar already consented near CW5
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026. These are the schemes on record in this postcode district, which is a fair guide to how the local network has been treating export applications.
| Scheme | Operator | Capacity | Mounting | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatherton Lodge | Green Switch Solutions - Liquidated | 8.3 MW | Ground | Planning Permission Expired |
| Land To The North Of Dairy House Farm | Lightsource Renewable Energy | 3.4 MW | Ground | Operational |
| Royals Wood Farm | INRG Solar | 5 MW | Ground | Abandoned |
| Bridgemere Garden Centre,London Road - Solar Panels | Blue Diamond Limited | 0.67 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Hatherton Lodge Farm, Hunsterson Road - Solar Farm | Noventum Power Limited | 12.5 MW | Ground | Awaiting Construction |
| Smeaton Wood Farm, Pinsley Green Road - Solar Panels | Smeaton Wood Farm Limited | 0.18 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
Grid connection through SP Energy Networks / Electricity North West
SP Energy Networks / Electricity North West is the network operator here, and their answer on export capacity shapes the design. Any commercial array above 3.68 kW per phase connects under G99 rather than G98, and the application fixes what you are allowed to push back onto the network. If the local network is tight, limiting export rarely breaks the case here: most of the generation is consumed on site while the building is working.
Across Cheshire the planning database records 157 solar schemes totalling 582 MW, of which 13 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Send us the postcode
Tell us where the unit is and roughly how big the roof is. We come back with what it can carry, what it would generate against your consumption, and the three ways to pay for it.
Lenzie Consulting Ltd arranges the survey and passes your details to our MCS-certified installation partner so they can quote.
Questions about solar in Nantwich
- How much does a farm roof near Nantwich generate?
- The model gives 840 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 420,000 kWh a year before shading losses. A building of roughly 1,485 sqm of clear roof carries it. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Will the rural network around Nantwich take the export?
- SP Energy Networks / Electricity North West is the distribution network operator for Cheshire. Anything above 3.68 kW per phase connects under G99, and the application sets the export limit. Rural supplies are often the binding constraint, so we ask the question before an array is sized.
- Is planning permission needed for panels on a farm building near Nantwich?
- Usually permitted development covers a roof array. Ground mounted arrays are a different question and are far more likely to need a full application. We put both to Cheshire East before design sign-off.
- Has anyone near CW5 already done this?
- The planning database records 4 ground mounted and 2 roof mounted solar schemes in this postcode district. That matters less as proof it works and more as evidence of how the local network has treated export applications. Roof arrays under a megawatt often never appear in the database, so the real figure is higher. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026.