Solar PV Installation
Rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems. 300 UK councils have discussed solar pv installation in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about solar pv installation
Solar PV Installation is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 4,383 meeting mentions spanning 300 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has held steady quarter-on-quarter: there were 304 mentions in the last three months, against 286 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly solar pv installation mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) in Scotland is the most active authority on solar pv installation, with 131 mentions across 131 monitored meetings — around 3% of all solar pv installation discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Fearna Psh Inquiry Prep” meeting on 13 Aug 2026.
Waverley Borough Council (89 mentions) and Leeds City Council (85) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) | Scotland | 131 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 89 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 85 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 74 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Wales | 71 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 70 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 69 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 69 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 68 |
| Winchester City Council | South East | 65 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 61 |
| South Hams and West Devon Councils | South West | 60 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where solar pv installation came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Tewkesbury Borough Council · Solar Farm Decision · 18 Aug 2026
“… ould result in a notable adverse landscape and visual effect given that the proposal is circa 70 hectares and it's changing from agricultural to a solar farm. ... So the main changes are a 10 metre tree belt and to the west and Eastern partials are points of partial six. And again, this is a 20 to …”
Edinburgh City Council · Solar Panels & STL Appeals · 12 Aug 2026
“… should be refused, and indeed two of us in this room have, officers have. So it is very marginal. However, I think on the grounds that installing solar panels is in line with our net zero aims, as is, and reducing energy costs, is in line with the aims of both the Westminster and the Hollywood gov …”
South Cambridgeshire District Council · Solar, Housing & Data Centre · 12 Aug 2026
“… he reasoning for that is for a variety of reasons which I can go into if members would like clarification on that. But the operational lifespan of solar panels is approximately forty years. In terms of how we're managing that there are conditions to ensure that it is ceased after forty years. And t …”
Warwick District Council · Planning decisions and appeals · 11 Aug 2026
“… a dual pitched roof, singlestory rear lean to external green roof canopy to the front of the dwelling, replacement external gates, the addition of solar panels to the garage within the rear garden, and the installation of an airsource heat pump.”
West Suffolk Council · Solar Farm and BREAM Test · 6 Aug 2026
“"the application before you today is for the installation of a 42 megawatt ground mounted solar farm and the associated ated infrastructure. The application is before members today following award member call-in from councelor Smith. Due to t …”
Breckland Council · Planning Reform and Solar · 4 Aug 2026
“… estion, that's the Great Dunham site and the star here represents the pending application that's currently with the council at Shipton for another solar farm. So here we have the site in the wider context. You can see there Beeston to the West, Longham to the East and the A47 to the South and again …”
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