Solar panels for warehouses in Oxford
What makes a Oxford scheme work is rarely the panels. It is the condition of the roof underneath them. Each survey records the cladding profile, the usable area once rooflights and plant are removed, and the export limit worth applying for.
895 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 448,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in OxfordIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Logistics solar PV across Oxfordshire
What a roof in Oxford actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1146 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 895 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 towns we cover, so the case rests on your consumption pattern rather than on the weather.
Distribution stock around Oxford clusters on A34, A40 and M40 J8, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
Surveys run across OX postcodes, OX1 outward.
Oxford is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 170,805, the size that tends to be served by mid-box last-mile units rather than national hubs (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Oxford ranks 5 of 8 towns we cover in Oxfordshire on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 891 to 913, a spread of 22 kWh per kWp. Within Oxfordshire that difference is small enough to ignore: where the building sits is not what decides this scheme, your consumption pattern is.
Grid connection through Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks operates the distribution network across Oxfordshire, 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 Oxfordshire the planning database records 149 solar schemes totalling 2544 MW, of which 31 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 Oxford
- Is there enough sun in Oxford to make this work?
- Modelled at 895 kWh per kWp a year for a shallow-pitched roof at this latitude, which puts a 500 kWp array at roughly 448,000 kWh a year before shading. That array needs about 1,485 sqm of clear roof once walkways and setbacks are allowed for. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- Who do we apply to for export in Oxford?
- Capacity varies street by street, and only Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks can answer it for your connection. We ask the question early, because an export-limited offer changes the design rather than killing the scheme.
- Do we need planning permission in Oxford?
- In most cases no, because roof-mounted panels on commercial buildings sit within permitted development. The exceptions are listed buildings, conservation areas and arrays that stand proud of the roof plane. We check with Oxford first either way.