East Sussex · BN7 and BN8
Solar Panel Installers in Lewes
Solar, battery storage and EV charging in Lewes — designed and installed by a local, MCS-certified team based in Portsmouth.
Quick answer
Lewes (BN7/BN8) sits in the UKPN distribution area, and we handle the G98/G99 application for you. We design heritage-sensitive systems for its conservation area, Article 4 streets and South Downs setting; a 4kW array here generates around 4,100–4,400 kWh a year.
Lewes is a historic East Sussex county town wrapped inside the South Downs National Park, with a steep medieval core of listed and timber-framed buildings, flint and brick terraces, and tightly packed twittens. Much of the town falls within the Lewes conservation area — reviewed by the South Downs National Park Authority with an Article 4 direction removing permitted-development rights — so solar here demands genuine heritage handling, all-black and rear-slope wherever sight-lines allow, with the National Park as a key consultee.
At around 52 miles east of our Portsmouth base, Lewes is a tier-3 town for us — reached on planned visits rather than daily runs. It connects to the grid through UK Power Networks (UKPN), the East Sussex side of our coverage, and we prepare and file every G98 or G99 application on your behalf so the connection side is fully managed.
Solar in Lewes: the local detail
Grid connection (DNO)
Lewes 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
Lewes District Council (with the South Downs National Park Authority as planning authority for properties inside the park, including the historic town centre)
Heritage & conservation
Heavy — the Lewes conservation area covers the historic core with an Article 4 direction and many listed buildings; the whole town sits within the South Downs National Park, adding visual-impact scrutiny. Listed Building Consent and pre-application checks are common; discreet all-black, rear-slope or unseen-slope designs are standard.
Local housing stock
Listed and timber-framed properties along the High Street and twittens, Georgian and Victorian flint-and-brick terraces in Cliffe, Southover and the Wallands, and 20th-century housing on the edges towards Landport and Nevill.
Typical roofs
Steep, irregular slate, clay and Sussex-tile roofs needing sensitive, often bespoke fixings in the centre; SDNP visual-impact considerations throughout; simpler larger roofs on the modern outer estates.
Sunlight & generation
~1,100 kWh/kWp per year; a 4kW array ≈ 4,100–4,400 kWh annually
Areas we cover in & around Lewes
Cliffe · Southover · Wallands · Landport · Nevill · Malling
~52 miles east of HQ; a tier-3 town covered on scheduled trips into East Sussex, not same-day call-outs.
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Our Lewes services
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Battery Only
Flexible, efficient battery storage for every home — even without solar panels.
EV Charging
Charge at home, efficiently and cost-effectively with smart EV charging solutions.
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