Solar panels for warehouses in Nantwich
Most of the industrial stock around Nantwich carries a large, shallow-pitched roof that was never asked to do anything. The survey measures the roof, not the postcode: cladding profile, purlin centres, remaining sheet life and the load the frame can take.
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.
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What a roof in Nantwich actually 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 towns we cover, so the case here leans harder on how much you use on site rather than on raw generation.
We survey across the CW postcode area, starting from CW5.
Cheshire East is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 18,740, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
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 warehouse roof in 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 any shading losses. You need roughly 1,485 sqm of clear roof to fit it. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Does the grid around Nantwich have capacity?
- 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. We submit it as part of the design.
- Is planning permission needed for panels on a Nantwich unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to Cheshire East before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.
- Has anyone near CW5 already done this?
- The planning database records 6 solar schemes in this postcode district, 2 of them roof mounted. That matters less as proof that it works and more as evidence of how the local network has been treating export applications. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Q1 2026.