Solar Panel Installers Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Postcodes and Areas We Cover

Ashby is the LE65 postcode district, which also covers Packington, Worthington and Staunton Harold, and over the county boundary, Smisby and Calke in South Derbyshire. We cover all of LE65 and the neighbouring LE67 (Coalville, Whitwick, Ibstock, Coleorton), DE12 (Measham, Moira) and DE11 (Swadlincote, Blackfordby) districts.

• Town centre: Market Street's timber-framed and Regency buildings, in the Ashby conservation areas
• Money Hill: north of the centre, where around 1,400 new homes and employment land were masterplanned in 2019
• Packington: about a mile and a quarter south, with its own conservation area
• Blackfordby: about two miles west-north-west, also a conservation area
• Smisby: about a mile and a half north-north-west, over the border in South Derbyshire
• Moira and Measham: about two and a half to three miles west-south-west and south-south-west
• Coleorton and Staunton Harold: to the east and north-north-east
• Coalville: about five miles east-south-east

Commercial Solar Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby's business sites are clustered around the A42: Ashby Park on Coalfield Way, less than half a mile from junction 13, Ashby Business Park and Ivanhoe Business Park, with G-Park Ashby offering a build-to-suit site. United Biscuits, now part of pladis, and KP Snacks also have sites in the town.

Distribution and food roofs with daytime loads suit commercial solar, and we also cover shops, pubs and offices in the town centre. A business system typically pays for itself in around 4 to 8 years, depending on how much of its power is used on site.

We handle the design, the grid application and maintenance afterwards, and businesses can claim capital allowances on the system cost (your accountant can confirm the relief). Read our guide to solar for businesses or see our case studies.

Residential Solar Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Landlords and Developers

Ashby is growing at Money Hill, where the council approved a masterplan in December 2019 for around 1,400 homes and 16 hectares of employment land, and at Castle Manor off Warner Road. On new homes, solar counts towards Part L; on existing lets, it can raise the EPC rating.

We run portfolio jobs as one project, with phased installs and Part P certification. Read about solar for property portfolios or new-build developments.

Domestic Solar Panels Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Homeowners

An Ashby home with solar buys less electricity, and a battery lets you use the panels' output after the sun has gone down. We cover the town and the villages around it, from Packington and Blackfordby to Moira, Measham and Coleorton.

The town centre has many listed buildings, so if your home is one of them, or in one of the Ashby conservation areas, we check the planning position before we design.

Domestic solar and battery installs are zero-rated for VAT, currently due to run until 31 March 2027 (the rate is set by when the job is installed and invoiced), and you are paid for exported power through the Smart Export Guarantee. We can add battery storage, EV charging and, if you want it, Home Assistant with Predbat as an optional extra.

What Matters for Solar in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Planning and Conservation

North West Leicestershire District Council, based in Coalville, is the planning authority, and Ashby de la Zouch Town Council represents the town. Most home solar is permitted development, but Ashby has 166 listed buildings, including the castle ruins and St Helen's church (both Grade I), and its conservation area, first designated in 1972, was split into Castle, Spa and Town areas in 2024. Blackfordby, Packington and Coleorton Hall have conservation areas too. We check your address before we design.

Grid Connection

Ashby is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's East Midlands network. Smaller systems go in as a G98 notification and larger ones need G99 approval, and on new estates such as Money Hill we check your MPAN in case the home is on an independent network.

Homes and Roofs

Ashby's spa years began with the Ivanhoe Baths in 1822, since demolished; the Royal Hotel of 1826 still stands, and Market Street mixes timber-framed and Regency buildings. The station closed in 1964, and today the A42 and A511 carry the traffic, while the newest homes are at Money Hill and Castle Manor.

Kit, Warranties and Guarantees

We fit tier-one panels (30-year performance warranty on the models we use most), Solis hybrid inverters supplied with a 10-year warranty, and Fogstar batteries on most homes or Pylontech on larger commercial systems, and we can usually supply another make if you prefer; see our solar technology.

Every installation carries our 5-year workmanship guarantee and a QANW insurance-backed guarantee on top of the manufacturers' warranties, and Spectrum is insured through QBE UK Limited (£10M employers' liability, £5M public and products liability, £1M professional indemnity).

How It Works

We start with a satellite view of your roof and your electricity use, then send an all-inclusive design and quote (subject to site survey), normally within 48 hours. A site survey confirms the details, we handle the grid paperwork, and most homes are installed in 1 to 2 days, around 4 to 6 weeks from first enquiry; our installation guide explains each step.

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Solar Panel Installation Coverage Map: Ashby-de-la-Zouch

We install solar and battery storage across Ashby-de-la-Zouch and the villages around it.

From Ashby we also cover Coalville and Whitwick to the east, Swadlincote over the Derbyshire border to the west-north-west, and Castle Donington and East Midlands Airport to the north-east.