Areas we cover · South West · Barnstaple
Solar panels in Barnstaple — installed, repaired and serviced by one team
Across Barnstaple — Pilton, Newport and Sticklepath, Roundswell, Bickington, Landkey and Fremington — and out to Braunton, Bideford, Ilfracombe and South Molton, our own engineers install solar PV and battery systems, and repair and service systems fitted by any installer. We install our own systems and repair everyone else’s, so we know exactly how they fail.
Mon–Fri 9:00am–5:00pm · Clear written quote before any work starts
Talk to us about solar, batteries or repairs.
Call 0800 156 0191, Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, or send us a message through our contact page.
MCS certified
NAPIT registered
TrustMark approved
Fully insured
England, Wales & southern Scotland
What we do in Barnstaple
Solar panel installers across Barnstaple and the EX31 and EX32 postcodes.
Whether the system is two years old or fifteen, you deal with our own engineers and get a clear written quote.
Solar panel installation in Barnstaple
New solar PV, surveyed and fitted by our own MCS certified engineers, with a battery if you want one.
Solar panel repair in Barnstaple
We find out why the system has stopped or dropped, and put it right, whoever fitted it.
Inverter repair in Barnstaple
Inverters showing a fault code, tripping out or sitting dead on the wall. Same-week repair or replacement on SolarEdge, SMA, Fronius, Growatt, Solis, SolaX and other makes.
Servicing and battery storage in Barnstaple
A yearly health check of the panels, inverter, isolators and wiring, and storage added to an existing array or fitted with new panels. See what a solar battery costs.
Gulls or pigeons nesting under the panels on a Pilton or Newport terrace? See solar panel cleaning and solar panel bird proofing. Not sure what the fault is? Start with solar panel repair. Useful guides: why solar panels stop working, our solar panel maintenance checklist and how long solar inverters last.
Areas of Barnstaple we cover
Where we work in and around Barnstaple.
Our engineers work across EX31 — Pilton, Sticklepath, Roundswell, Bickington, Fremington and Chivenor on the Taw estuary — and EX32, which takes in Newport, Landkey, Swimbridge and Bishop’s Tawton. Further out we cover Braunton and Saunton (EX33), Ilfracombe (EX34), South Molton (EX36), Great Torrington (EX38), and Bideford, Northam, Appledore and Instow (EX39), as well as the rest of Devon, with Exeter on its own page. If your street isn’t listed, tell us the postcode and we’ll confirm cover.
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Solar in Barnstaple
North Devon Council plans solar panels on Barnstaple’s Green Lanes shopping centre.
In July 2026 Devon Live reported that North Devon Council, which owns Barnstaple’s Green Lanes Shopping Centre, is funding solar panels on the top deck to the tune of £300,000, with a payback period of six years. The council’s strategy and resources committee had agreed £400,000 from its capital programme budget for upgrading LED lighting and installing the panels, which are set to power the centre and bring down the service charge. The leisure centre, tennis centre and Pannier Market in Barnstaple may follow. Councillor Pru Maskell said: “We have an opportunity to lead the way in delivering solar projects on rooftops, car parks and industrial estates”.
If a council can put panels on a shopping centre, a home in Pilton or Newport can do the same thing on a smaller scale. If your own panels are a few years old, a service shows whether they are still producing what they should, and battery storage lets you keep more of the daytime output for the evening.
Source: Barnstaple retailers set for major bill cuts in green power move, Devon Live, 5 July 2026.
Our work
Real jobs by our own engineers.
Photos from L&R jobs, each labelled with the place and year.
Why L&R
What you get from L&R in Barnstaple.
We know Barnstaple roofs
Barnstaple’s roofs follow the Taw. Pilton and Newport are Victorian terraces and older cottages, many under slate, where chimneys and rear extensions decide how many panels fit, while Sticklepath, Bickington and Roundswell add inter-war, post-war and later estates with simpler roofs that usually take a full array. Out at Landkey, Swimbridge and Bishop’s Tawton there are village houses and farms, and a barn often suits panels better than the house. The Taw is tidal here and the low ground by the river and the Yeo has flooded before, so where an inverter and battery sit matters. Wind and salt come up the estuary from the coast, and the network operator is National Grid Electricity Distribution, which we check before we quote.
Our own engineers
The engineer who comes to your home in Barnstaple works for us. We don’t use subcontractors.
A clear written quote
You get a clear written quote before any work starts, on a new system or on any installer’s existing one.
Questions
The things people ask before they ring.
Not answered here? Call 0800 156 0191, Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm.
Do you cover Braunton, Bideford, Ilfracombe and South Molton?
Yes. Our engineers cover the whole of Barnstaple — Pilton, Newport, Sticklepath, Roundswell, Bickington, Landkey and Fremington — and out to Braunton, Bideford, Ilfracombe, South Molton and Great Torrington, plus the rest of Devon. Call 0800 156 0191 or tell us your postcode in the fault finder and we’ll confirm cover.
Will you repair a system in Barnstaple that another company installed?
Yes. We repair and service systems fitted by any installer, including installers who are no longer trading, and we work on any make of panel, inverter or battery. See solar panel repair and inverter repair.
Can I have solar panels on a house near Exmoor or the North Devon coast?
Often, yes, but it depends on the building and where it sits. A listed building needs listed building consent, and in a conservation area, such as parts of Barnstaple town centre, panels on a roof slope that faces the street can need planning permission. Exmoor National Park begins a few miles east, and the North Devon Coast National Landscape can add to that. We check before the survey, and every solar panel install is by our own MCS certified engineers. See solar panel installations.
Ready when you are
Solar not doing what it should in Barnstaple? Tell us.
We’ll call you back to talk it through, and you get a clear written quote before any work starts. Mon–Fri 9:00am–5:00pm.