North Lincolnshire new builds will all have solar panels

Every new home built in North Lincolnshire is set to include solar panels states council leader Rob Waltham.

During a council meeting within the North Lincolnshire cabinet on 17 March, it was decided that all new homes and industrial buildings across the region will be set up with solar panels.

Announced by council leader Rob Waltham, the new rule will ensure that hundreds of new buildings are generating cleaner electricity every year.

The plan will ensure that each new development will include solar panels, while aiming to reduce the demand for farmland

Waltham highlighted how this project has already been established across other buildings.

Waltham said: “We are seeing solar farms popping up all over the place, taking up valuable farm land and being a blot on the landscape. It makes far more sense to include the panels on houses, factories, and other buildings. The council has already worked with local schools and other facilities to fit panels – generating clean energy and reducing bills.

“When the new local plan comes into force, every development will have to include solar panels as standard or planning permission will not be given. This should reduce the demand for farmland and put the panels where they should be.”

According to the UK Government, “more people than ever” are investing solar panels in recent years, with over 1.4 million installations in homes across the UK.