Solar Farm Development Option & Lease Agreements - Everything You Need to Know

Introduction

Solar farms are a hot topic of conversation in the countryside, with farmers diversifying by developing greenfield sites for solar schemes.

In this webinar, Alastair Frew discusses the key elements of a greenfield solar farm development option and lease, from basic commercial terms to the need to consider site remediation at the end of the term.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Solar Panels - an introduction
• Solar Farm Leases:
• Contractual term
• Rent
• Reinstatement
• Decommissioning
• Security bond
• Standard of repair
• Break right
• Security of tenure
• On-site battery storage
• Access easements
• Substations freehold or leasehold?
• Rental terms
• Easements
• Lift and shift
• The Grid Connection
• Direct Agreements
• Biodiversity Net Gain, green credits and crop loss payments
• Inheritance tax and business rates
• Case study

This webinar was recorded on 29th October 2025

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