Council demands rooftop solar on all new warehouses
North Lincolnshire Council has announced that all new homes and industrial units must be built with solar panels under a new local plan.
By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters
THE POLICY, included in the council’s draft local plan, was approved at a Cabinet meeting this week (17th March 2025).
This will see hundreds of new buildings generating green, clean, electricity every year.
Council leader Rob Waltham, said: “We are seeing solar farms popping up all over the place, taking up valuable farm land and being a blot on the landscape. It makes far more sense to include the panels on houses, factories, and other buildings.
The council has already worked with local schools and other facilities to fit panels – generating clean energy and reducing bills.
“When the new local plan comes into force, every development will have to include solar panels as standard or planning permission will not be given. This should reduce the demand for farmland and put the panels where they should be.”
