Solar panels for farms in Warwick
Most holdings around Warwick 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.
880 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 440,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in WarwickIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Farm building solar PV across Warwickshire
What a farm roof near Warwick generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1127 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 880 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That sits within a few percent of the mean across the areas we cover, so what decides the scheme is your own demand pattern rather than the latitude.
3 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 Warwick is higher than the record shows.
We survey holdings across the CV postcode area, starting from CV34.
Warwick 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.
Warwick ranks 3 of 7 towns we cover in Warwickshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 866 to 893, a spread of 27 kWh per kWp. Within Warwickshire that difference is small enough to ignore: where the building sits is not what decides this scheme, your consumption pattern is.
Solar already consented near CV34
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodick Europe Limited, Agincourt Road - Solar Panels | Sodick Europe Limited | 0.21 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Leisure Centre, St Nicholas Park - Solar Panels | Warwick District Council | 0.21 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Tachbrook Park Drive - Solar Panels | Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited | 0.61 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
Grid connection through National Grid Electricity Distribution
National Grid Electricity Distribution 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 Warwickshire the planning database records 94 solar schemes totalling 1201 MW, of which 18 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 Warwick
- What would a 500 kWp array produce on a farm near Warwick?
- Yes, and the figure matters more than the sunshine. At 880 kWh per kWp a year, a 500 kWp array on a Warwick holding models at around 440,000 kWh. What changes the answer is how much of that the farm uses itself. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Which network operator handles the connection around Warwick?
- Applications go to National Grid Electricity Distribution, who run the network across Warwickshire. On a farm the incoming supply matters as much as their answer: a single phase supply caps what can be installed whatever the roof would take.
- What does Warwick require for solar on an agricultural building?
- Roof-mounted panels on an agricultural building often fall under permitted development, subject to limits on projection above the roof plane and to the building not being listed or in a conservation area or National Park. We confirm the position with Warwick before the design is finalised.
- Has anyone near CV34 already done this?
- The planning database records 0 ground mounted and 3 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.