Solar panels for warehouses in Felixstowe
The economics of a Felixstowe rooftop array turn on how much of the generation the occupier uses on site. The survey measures the roof, not the postcode: cladding profile, purlin centres, remaining sheet life and the load the frame can take.
950 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 475,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in FelixstoweIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Warehouse rooftop solar across Suffolk
What a roof in Felixstowe actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1212 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 950 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is around 7 percent above the mean across the towns we cover, which is as good as UK rooftop gets outside the south coast.
Distribution stock around Felixstowe clusters on A14, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
Most of the units we look at here sit in the IP postcode area.
East Suffolk is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 24,220, so the stock here runs to trade counters, light industrial terraces and the occasional larger shed (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Felixstowe ranks 2 of 8 towns we cover in Suffolk on modelled yield, against a national mean of 886 kWh per kWp. The county runs from 905 to 956, a spread of 51 kWh per kWp. On a 500 kWp array that is about 25,500 kWh a year between the strongest and weakest town in the county.
Solar already consented near IP11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clickett Hill Road, Trimley St Mary - Photo Voltaic Arrays | Uniserve Holdings Limited | 2.49 MW | Roof | Revised |
| Felixstowe Mega Distibution Centre - Photovoltaic Arrays | Uniserve Group | 2.49 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Morrison Supermarket, Grange Farm Avenue - Solar Panels | Gondola Pro | 0.43 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| Felixstowe School, High Street - Solar Panels | eEnergy | 0.22 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| View Point Road - Solar Panels | Home Office (Head Office) | 0.21 MW | Roof | Application Submitted |
Grid connection through UK Power Networks
Connections around Felixstowe are handled by UK Power Networks, which sets the export limit for the site. Above 3.68 kW per phase the connection runs under G99, so the export limit is agreed in advance rather than assumed. Where the local network is constrained, an export-limited connection usually still makes the scheme work, because a warehouse uses most of what the roof makes during the working day.
Across Suffolk the planning database records 118 solar schemes totalling 1369 MW, of which 23 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 Felixstowe
- How much does a warehouse roof in Felixstowe generate?
- The model gives 950 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 475,000 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 Felixstowe have capacity?
- UK Power Networks is the distribution network operator for Suffolk. 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 Felixstowe unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to East Suffolk before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.
- Has anyone near IP11 already done this?
- The planning database records 5 solar schemes in this postcode district, 5 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.