Solar panels for warehouses in Eastbourne
The economics of a Eastbourne 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.
1017 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 509,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in EastbourneIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Warehouse rooftop solar across Sussex
What a roof in Eastbourne actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1283 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 1017 kWh for every kWp installed (EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss). That is around 15 percent above the mean across the towns we cover, which is as good as UK rooftop gets outside the south coast.
Distribution stock around Eastbourne clusters on A22 and A27, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
Most of the units we look at here sit in the BN postcode area.
Eastbourne is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 99,180, the size that tends to be served by mid-box last-mile units rather than national hubs (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Eastbourne ranks 3 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 BN22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Road - Solar Panels | Zestec Asset Management | 0.2 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| The David Lloyd Centre - Solar Panels | David Lloyd Leisure Limited | 0.38 MW | Roof | Application Submitted |
| Broadwater Way - Solar Panels | Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited | 0.56 MW | Roof | Application Submitted |
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 Eastbourne
- What would a 500 kWp array produce in Eastbourne?
- Yes, and the number matters more than the sunshine. At 1017 kWh per kWp a year, a 500 kWp array on a Eastbourne roof models at around 509,000 kWh. What changes the answer is how much of that you use on site rather than export. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
- What does Eastbourne require for rooftop solar?
- Roof-mounted panels on a commercial building usually fall under permitted development, subject to the limits on projection above the roof plane and to the building not being listed or in a conservation area. We confirm the position with Eastbourne before the design is finalised.
- Has anyone near BN22 already done this?
- The planning database records 3 solar schemes in this postcode district, 3 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.