Solar panels for farms in Worksop
Farm buildings around Worksop 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.
842 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 421,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in WorksopIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Farm building solar PV across Nottinghamshire
What a farm roof near Worksop generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1075 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 842 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 17.4 MW, with the largest at 25 MW. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026.
1 roof mounted scheme is on record nearby. Roof arrays under a megawatt frequently never reach that database at all, so the real number of farm roofs generating around Worksop is higher than the record shows.
We survey holdings across the S postcode area, starting from S80.
Bassetlaw 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.
Worksop ranks 7 of 7 towns we cover in Nottinghamshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 842 to 874, a spread of 32 kWh per kWp. Within Nottinghamshire that difference is small enough to ignore: where the building sits is not what decides this scheme, your consumption pattern is.
Grid connection through National Grid Electricity Distribution
National Grid Electricity Distribution operates the distribution network across Nottinghamshire, so the export application goes to them. Anything larger than 3.68 kW per phase falls under G99, which means an application before commissioning rather than a notification afterwards. A constrained network is not the end of a scheme. Capping export costs little when the building already absorbs most of what the roof produces.
Across Nottinghamshire the planning database records 164 solar schemes totalling 3700 MW, of which 35 are operational (REPD Q1 2026).
Solar already consented near S80
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welbeck Solar / Hazel Gap | Solar century / Magnetar Solar | 16 MW | Ground | Operational |
| Creswell Solar Park | Sovereign Energy Partners | 5 MW | Ground | Operational |
| Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane - Solar Farm | Elgin Energy EsCo Limited | 25 MW | Ground | Awaiting Construction |
| Steeley Lane, Steetley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm | Renewable Connections Developments Limited | 18.74 MW | Ground | Application Submitted |
| Bridge Street - Solar Pv System | Vasey | 0.19 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
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 Worksop
- How much does a farm roof near Worksop generate?
- The model gives 842 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 421,000 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 Worksop take the export?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution is the distribution network operator for Nottinghamshire. 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 Worksop?
- 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 Bassetlaw before design sign-off.
- Has anyone near S80 already done this?
- The planning database records 4 ground mounted and 1 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.