Solar panels for farms in Hastings
Most holdings around Hastings already own the best generating site they will ever have, and it is the roof of the shed they built for something else. 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.
989 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 495,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in HastingsIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Farm building solar PV across Sussex
What a farm roof near Hastings generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1272 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 989 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is around 12 percent above the mean across the areas we cover, which is as strong as UK farm rooftop gets outside the south coast.
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 Hastings is higher than the record shows.
We survey holdings across the TN postcode area, starting from TN34.
Hastings 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.
Hastings ranks 7 of 10 towns we cover in Sussex on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 915 to 1028, a spread of 113 kWh per kWp. On a 500 kWp array that is about 56,500 kWh a year between the strongest and weakest town in the county.
Solar already consented near TN34
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons, Queens Road - Solar Panels | Morrisons | 0.23 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
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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 Hastings
- Is there enough sun around Hastings to make this work?
- Modelled at 989 kWh per kWp a year for a shallow-pitched roof at this latitude, which puts a 500 kWp array at roughly 495,000 kWh a year before shading. That array needs about 1,485 sqm of clear roof once ridge vents and walkways are allowed for. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Do we need planning permission in Hastings?
- In most cases no, because panels on the roof of an agricultural building usually sit within permitted development. The exceptions are listed buildings, conservation areas, protected landscapes and arrays that stand proud of the roof. We check with Hastings either way.