Commercial solar installers in Corby

Key facts

Where businesses are in Corby

• Earlstrees Industrial Estate: One of Corby's main industrial estates, about two miles north of the town centre off the A6116 and A427, with new large sheds such as Raven Park.
• Oakley Hay and Saxon Park: Industrial estate on the south side of Corby described by agents as the nearest prime estate to the A14, with large units at Saxon Park on Great Folds Road.
• Former Tata Steel West works logistics land: Tata Steel sold a 99 acre plot on the west side of its works for a campus style logistics hub, using the money to invest in its tube making.

Large employers and sectors with sites here include:

• Steel tube making (Tata Steel): Tata Steel runs a tube making works in Corby and has been installing a new combination tube mill and induction furnaces.
• Distribution (RS Components): RS Components has its registered office and site on Birchington Road, Weldon, Corby, where it opened a distribution centre in 1984.

Large, simple roofs on distribution sheds and modern industrial units are usually the quickest and cheapest to fit. Older mill, factory and workshop buildings can work well too, but often need a structural survey first, and roofs from before 2000 may contain asbestos cement: see asbestos roofs.

Grid connection

Corby is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands). Almost every commercial system needs G99 approval from the network operator before it is switched on, and the question is usually how much the local network can take back. Where export is limited, a G100 export limitation scheme can let a larger array connect. See G99 and DNO applications.

Planning in Corby

Corby follows the national planning rules for England, decided by North Northamptonshire council. Rooftop solar on most non-domestic buildings is permitted development, within height and edge limits, and systems above 50 kW need a prior approval application covering design and glare.

Points that come up locally:

• The Corby Old Village Conservation Area protects the historic village core around the Grade II* Church of St John the Baptist.

Our guides on listed buildings and conservation areas explain what these mean for a solar project.

What a business roof in Corby could generate

Modelled with PVGIS for the town centre, a south-facing roof at 30 degrees produces about 1,013 kWh per kWp a year.

Illustrative, not a quote: the same sums as our commercial solar calculator. A company paying corporation tax can usually shorten the payback with capital allowances.

Funding and support

We found no council or regional grant for business solar open in Corby at the time of writing (November 2026). National reliefs still apply, such as capital allowances and, in England, the business rates exemption for onsite renewables: see grants and reliefs in England.

Solar across North Northamptonshire

At the end of 2025, North Northamptonshire had 11,601 solar PV installations with 184.3 MW of capacity, up 38% since 2020, according to government figures. The North Northamptonshire page has the full local figures and how they compare.

Nearby towns

• Kettering, about 7 miles away
• Northampton, about 19 miles away
• Loughborough, about 29 miles away
• Banbury, about 40 miles away

Sources

• en.wikipedia.org: Corby
• en.wikipedia.org: List of ONS built up areas in England
• business-times.co.uk: tata steel sells corby plot for new logistics
• tatasteeluk.com: new works manager for corby
• find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
• her.northamptonshire.gov.uk: DNN12547
• heritagecheck.co.uk: corby old village
• Yield: PVGIS 5.3 (European Commission Joint Research Centre), SARAH3 data, 14% system losses, for the town centre, modelled 4 November 2026.
• Council area figures: DESNZ, renewable electricity by local authority 2014 to 2025.