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
Ask about solar for your new-build site
Tell us about the site, the house types and when you expect to start, and we reply by email. This site is an independent publisher, not an installer.
- ✓ Sized with equation 5.1 of Approved Document L 2026
- ✓ For developer programmes, contractors, architects and self-builds
- ✓ Check any installer against the MCS register before you sign
Send us your site details
We reply by email. Phone is optional.