Solar panels for warehouses in Nuneaton
What makes a Nuneaton scheme work is rarely the panels. It is the condition of the roof underneath them. The survey measures the roof, not the postcode: cladding profile, purlin centres, remaining sheet life and the load the frame can take.
866 kWh per kWp a year at this latitude, so a 500 kWp array models at about 433,000 kWh. Source: EU PVGIS v5.2, SARAH3, 10 degree pitch, 14 percent system loss.
Book a roof survey in NuneatonIllustrative layout for a unit of this size. Your own figures come from the roof survey.
Logistics solar PV across Warwickshire
What a roof in Nuneaton actually generates
Modelled irradiation at this latitude is 1107 kWh per square metre a year in the plane of a shallow-pitched roof, which works out at 866 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 Nuneaton clusters on M6 J3, A5 and A444, which is where the large single-let roofs are.
Surveys run across CV postcodes, CV11 outward.
Nuneaton and Bedworth is the planning authority for most sites here, and the built-up area holds a population of about 88,815, the size that tends to be served by mid-box last-mile units rather than national hubs (ONS Census 2021 built-up areas).
Nuneaton ranks 6 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 CV11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Warwickshire College, Hinckley Road - Solar Panel | North Warwickshire South Leicestershire College | 0.29 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
| George eliot high school, Raveloe Drive - Solar Panels | George Eliot Academy | 0.29 MW | Roof | Awaiting Construction |
Grid connection through National Grid Electricity Distribution
National Grid Electricity Distribution operates the distribution network across Warwickshire, 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 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 Nuneaton
- How much does a warehouse roof in Nuneaton generate?
- The model gives 866 kWh for every kWp installed here, so 500 kWp comes out at about 433,000 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 Nuneaton have capacity?
- National Grid Electricity Distribution is the distribution network operator for Warwickshire. 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 Nuneaton unit?
- Usually permitted development covers it. We still put the question to Nuneaton and Bedworth before design sign-off, and we tell you early if a full application is needed rather than discovering it late.
- Has anyone near CV11 already done this?
- The planning database records 2 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.