# Solar Panels Walsall | Installation, Batteries and Repairs > Solar panels in Walsall: installation, batteries and repairs from our base in Erdington, with Walsall Council's conservation areas checked. Free quote. URL: https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panels-walsall/ 1. [Home](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/) 2. [Areas we cover](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/areas-we-cover/) 3. Walsall # Solar Panels in Walsall [Eco Solar Panel Installation Company](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/) installs, services and repairs solar panels across Walsall, from Bloxwich and Willenhall to Aldridge and Brownhills. We are based in Erdington, about seven miles away, and every quote is free. Call for a free quote 0121 330 1151 (+441213301151) [Get a free quote](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/#quote) Lines open Monday to Sunday, 9am to 7pm. ![Solar panels on the hipped roof of a 1930s estate house in Walsall](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/solar-panels-on-hipped-roof-1930s-estate-house-walsall.webp) Sound familiar? ## Solar questions we hear locally - ### Will panels fit my roof? Many Walsall homes are 1920s and 1930s estate houses, and the roof shape decides how many panels fit. - ### Panels on, bill barely moved The system is working, but it makes most of its power while nobody is home. - ### Pigeons under the panels Scratching, droppings on the drive and nesting material poking out from under the array. - ### The inverter has gone quiet A blank screen or a fault light, and the original installer can't be reached. Services ## Solar services - ![Electrician testing a home solar battery and inverter mounted on a garage wall in Birmingham](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/home-solar-battery-and-inverter-on-garage-wall-birmingham-card.webp) ### [Solar Battery Storage](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-battery-storage/) Store what your panels make in the day and use it in the evening. Batteries sized to your real usage, fitted with new panels or on their own. View service - ![Engineer testing the cable connectors under a solar panel on a Birmingham terrace roof](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/engineer-testing-solar-panel-connectors-on-scaffold-birmingham-card.webp) ### [Solar Panel Repair](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-repair/) Dead, tripping or underperforming systems traced to the actual fault: inverter, isolator, connector, cable or panel, then fixed. View service - ![Engineer servicing a solar inverter and checking connections in a Birmingham loft](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/engineer-servicing-solar-inverter-in-loft-birmingham-card.webp) ### [Solar Panel Maintenance](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-maintenance/) Servicing and inspection for any installer's system: connections, isolators, inverter health and output checked, with written findings. View service - ![Installer clipping bird mesh around the edge of a solar panel array on a Birmingham roof](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/fitting-bird-mesh-around-solar-panels-on-scaffold-birmingham-card.webp) ### [Solar Panel Bird Proofing](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-bird-proofing/) Nests cleared from under the panels and mesh fitted around the array edge to keep pigeons out without drilling the panels. View service - ![Electrician fitting an EV charger to a brick wall beside a driveway in Birmingham, with solar panels on the roof](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/electrician-fitting-ev-charger-to-brick-wall-by-driveway-birmingham-card.webp) ### [EV Charger Installation](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/ev-charger-installation/) Home EV chargers fitted on their own or wired to work with your solar, so the car can charge from your own generation. View service - ![Solar panels being cleaned with a water-fed pole on a Birmingham semi-detached house](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/images/cleaning-solar-panels-with-water-fed-pole-birmingham-semi-card.webp) ### [Solar Panel Cleaning](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-cleaning/) Pure-water cleaning for moss, lichen and grime, with a quick visual check of the array while it is clean. View service Step by step ## How a job runs 1. ### Call or send your postcode Tell us about the roof, or the fault, and whether you are in a conservation area. We book a survey or a fault visit. 2. ### Survey or fault finding For a new system we look at the roof, shading and your usage. For a fault we trace the failed part. 3. ### Free quote You get a written price before anything is ordered or fitted, with the planning position from Walsall Council's rules. 4. ### Fit, test, register The work is done, the system is tested and the connection is registered with National Grid Electricity Distribution. Local knowledge ## Solar in Walsall: what's different here Walsall’s housing tells you a lot about what a solar survey will find. [Wikipedia records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsall) that after the First World War, slum clearance moved people out of the old town centre into new estates built in the 1920s and 1930s, and most of the 1960s tower blocks near the centre had been knocked down by 2010. So a large share of Walsall homes are interwar houses on estates, with a roof shape that is usually the same along the street. That matters because the roof shape sets how many panels fit. Many houses of that era have hipped roofs, where the slopes meet at the ends as well as the ridge. That leaves a smaller, trapezoid-shaped area for panels than a straight gable. The survey measures what fits on the slope you have and sizes the system to your electricity use, rather than filling the roof for the sake of it. ## Planning in Walsall Planning here goes to Walsall Council, which has [18 conservation areas](https://go.walsall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/listed-buildings-conservation-and-environment/conservation-areas) across the borough. Birmingham’s list doesn’t apply. For most homes outside those areas, roof panels are permitted development. [The national rules](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/14) allow panels that stand no more than 0.2 metres beyond the roof slope and stay below the highest part of the roof, not counting chimneys. In a conservation area, panels can’t go on a wall that fronts a highway, and a listed building needs the council’s say before anything is fitted. ## How much sun a Walsall roof gets [PVGIS](https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/) puts Walsall at about 966 kWh a year for every kWp of panels on a south-facing roof at a 35 degree pitch, and about 777 kWh facing east or west. That is almost identical to central Birmingham. On an estate where every house faces the same way, the difference between a south-facing back roof and an east or west one is the number that matters. ## Batteries, repairs and pigeons If you are out during the day, much of what the panels make gets exported. A battery stores it for the evening, and [adding a battery to existing solar panels](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/add-battery-to-existing-solar/) is usually possible without touching the roof. If an older system has stopped generating, [solar panel repair](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-repair/) starts by tracing the failed part. The [Energy Saving Trust](https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/solar-panels/) says an inverter needs replacing after around 12 years. Pigeons are a common complaint wherever panels sit close to a roof. [Solar panel bird proofing](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-bird-proofing/) closes the gap with mesh once any active nest is empty. Every new system has to be registered with National Grid Electricity Distribution, the local network operator. For a normal home system, that is a notification within 28 days of it being switched on. At a glance Planning authority Walsall Council Conservation areas 18 conservation areas across Walsall borough. [source](https://go.walsall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/listed-buildings-conservation-and-environment/conservation-areas) Distance from our base About 7 miles from B23 6RP (straight line) Network operator National Grid Electricity Distribution Last updated: 28 September 2026 Why us ## Why use Eco Solar Panel Installation Company - ### Seven miles away Our base on Sutton New Rd in Erdington is about seven miles from Walsall, so surveys and repair visits don't mean a long wait. - ### Walsall's rules, not Birmingham's Planning goes to Walsall Council. We check your street against Walsall's own 18 conservation areas. - ### Prices out in the open Published price ranges are on this site with the source next to each figure, so you know what's normal before anyone quotes. - ### Any installer's system We service and repair systems we didn't fit, including ones from installers who have since closed. Coverage ## Areas we cover - Bloxwich - Aldridge - Brownhills - Willenhall - Darlaston - Rushall ### Getting to you Walsall sits beside the M6, with Walsall station in the town centre and Barr Beacon on the edge of the borough towards Birmingham. From our base in Erdington it is about seven miles in a straight line. Landmarks - Barr Beacon - The New Art Gallery Walsall - Walsall Arboretum - Walsall Leather Museum - Bescot Main routes - M6 Rail and tram - Walsall station [Open Walsall in Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Walsall%2C%20West%20Midlands) Questions ## Your questions, answered ### Do I need planning permission for solar panels in Walsall? Usually not. Most roof panels count as permitted development if they stand no more than 0.2 metres proud of the roof and stay below the ridge. Walsall Council is the planning authority, and it has 18 conservation areas across the borough. If your home is in one, or is listed, check with the council first. [Planning permission for solar panels](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/guide/solar-panels-planning-permission-birmingham/) has the full rules. ### How much do solar panels cost in Walsall? There are no separate figures for Walsall, so use Birmingham's. Checkatrade lists installed solar in Birmingham at £7,305 to £11,929, with an average of £9,299, and a battery at £4,240 to £7,207. Installation is VAT-free until 31 March 2027. [How much solar panels cost](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/guide/solar-panel-cost-birmingham/) breaks it down. ### How much will solar panels generate in Walsall? PVGIS, the European Commission's solar model, gives Walsall about 966 kWh a year per kWp on a south-facing roof at a 35 degree pitch, and about 777 kWh facing east or west. A 4 kWp south-facing system would make around 3,860 kWh in a typical year. Shading from trees or neighbouring houses lowers that. ### Can you stop pigeons nesting under solar panels in Walsall? Yes. Mesh clipped around the edge of the array closes the gap without drilling the panels. If there is an active nest, the work waits until it is empty, because the law protects nesting birds. [Solar panel bird proofing](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-bird-proofing/) explains how it works. ### Can you repair solar panels another company fitted in Walsall? Yes. We trace faults on systems from any installer, whether or not they are still trading, and give you a free quote before any repair. [Solar panel repair](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/solar-panel-repair/) explains what the visit involves. 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