New-build solar by location
Twenty location guides covering active Local Plan growth areas: the main schemes in each area, the local planning position and what the Future Homes Standard means for new homes there.
East of England
Cambridge →
Growth sites include Eddington (North West Cambridge), North East Cambridge and Waterbeach New Town.
Bedford →
Growth is planned through the Bedford Borough Local Plan, including sites along the East West Rail corridor.
Norwich →
Growth is planned through the Greater Norwich Local Plan, with sites including Beeston Park.
Peterborough →
Long-running strategic developments include Great Haddon and Hampton.
South East
Milton Keynes →
Growth sites include the MK East allocation and the South East Milton Keynes Strategic Land Allocation.
Bicester →
Growth sites include NW Bicester, whose first phase (Elmsbrook) was built to eco-town standards, and the wider Bicester Garden Town allocations.
Reading →
Growth within Reading is mostly urban infill and brownfield regeneration, with larger strategic sites in the neighbouring Thames Valley districts.
Basingstoke →
Manydown is the largest growth scheme, a partnership between Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Hampshire County Council and Urban&Civic.
South West
Swindon →
The New Eastern Villages, a large strategic allocation east of the A419, is the main growth area.
Bristol →
Regeneration sites include the former Filton Airfield (Brabazon) and Lockleaze.
Exeter →
Growth east of the city includes Monkerton, Pinhoe and the new town of Cranbrook.
Plymouth →
Sherford, a new town on the south-eastern edge of the city, is the largest growth scheme.
East Midlands
Lincoln →
The Western Growth Corridor is the city's main regeneration and housing scheme.
Nottingham →
Sites include Trent Basin, a waterside regeneration scheme, and Top Wighay Farm on the northern edge of the conurbation.
Leicester →
Ashton Green, on the northern edge of the city, is the largest growth scheme.
Derby →
Growth sites include Boulton Moor, Wragley Way and the South Derby Growth Zone.
Yorkshire
Get a quote for FHS-compliant solar
Share your plot details and a solar installer can price a system sized to the Part L 2026 notional dwelling, with PV area equal to 40% of the ground floor area. There is no obligation to go ahead.
- ✓ Sized to the 40% ground-floor-area rule
- ✓ For developer programmes and one-off self-builds
- ✓ Check any installer against the MCS register before you sign
Request a quote
A few details about the plot help an installer price it accurately.