East Sussex · TN34, TN35, TN37 and TN38
Solar Panel Installers in Hastings
Solar, battery storage and EV charging in Hastings — designed and installed by a local, MCS-certified team based in Portsmouth.
Quick answer
Hastings and St Leonards (TN34–TN38) sit in the UKPN distribution area, and we handle the G98/G99 application for you. We design conservation-sensitive systems for the Old Town and St Leonards and high-yield arrays on the inland estates; a 4kW array here generates around 4,200–4,500 kWh a year.
Hastings and neighbouring St Leonards form a varied East Sussex coastal town — a steep medieval Old Town of net shops and timber-framed cottages, grand Regency and Victorian terraces in Burtons' St Leonards, and broad 1930s and post-war estates climbing inland through Silverhill, Hollington and Ore. With 18 conservation areas between the two centres, much of the older town carries planning constraints, so we lead with discreet all-black, rear-slope designs there while the inland estates take larger, simpler arrays.
Hastings sits at roughly 65 miles east of our Portsmouth base — honestly, the far edge of our coverage and a tier-3 town we reach only on deliberately planned visits. It connects to the grid through UK Power Networks (UKPN), the East Sussex side of our patch, and we file every G98 or G99 application for you so the DNO process is fully managed despite the distance.
Solar in Hastings: the local detail
Grid connection (DNO)
Hastings is in the UKPN area (the East Sussex side of our coverage, distinct from Hampshire's SSEN). G98 covers smaller systems notify-after; G99 (applied for in advance) covers batteries and larger arrays — SCSS files the application.
Local planning authority
Hastings Borough Council
Heritage & conservation
Extensive — 18 conservation areas across Hastings and St Leonards including the Old Town, Burtons' St Leonards and Tillington Terrace, with many listed buildings; discreet all-black, rear-slope or unseen-slope designs and pre-application checks are standard in these areas, while the inland estates are largely unconstrained.
Local housing stock
Timber-framed cottages and net shops in the Old Town, Regency and Victorian terraces in Burtons' St Leonards and the Bohemia area, and large 1930s and post-war estates in Silverhill, Hollington, Ore and Roebuck Park.
Typical roofs
Steep, awkward slate and clay roofs needing bespoke fixings in the Old Town and St Leonards terraces; large, simple, unshaded roofs on the inland estates suited to bigger arrays.
Sunlight & generation
~1,120 kWh/kWp per year; a 4kW array ≈ 4,200–4,500 kWh annually
Areas we cover in & around Hastings
Old Town · St Leonards · Silverhill · Hollington · Ore · Bohemia
~65 miles east of HQ — the far edge of our coverage; served only on pre-planned visits, never same-day call-outs.
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EV Charging
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