Solar and battery installer requests from Dover & Deal
Dover & Deal includes Deal's historic Middle Street, Sandwich's walled town, clifftop homes at St Margaret's at Cliffe and newer houses in Whitfield and Aylesham. Requests include discreet rear-roof solar, batteries and EV chargers. We'll pass yours to MCS-certified solar and battery installers covering CT13, CT14, CT15, CT16 and CT17.
- Deal's Middle Street was Kent's first conservation area, designated in 1968, and has an Article 4 direction.
- Sandwich Walled Town conservation area has an Article 4 direction covering some works facing a highway, waterway or open space.
- Clifftop and coastal homes around St Margaret's at Cliffe and Walmer face strong winds off the Channel.
Deal's Middle Street and Sandwich: Article 4 directions
Deal's Middle Street was the first conservation area designated in Kent, in 1968, and Dover District Council has used Article 4 directions there. Sandwich Walled Town conservation area also has an Article 4 direction, which requires planning applications for certain works to unlisted houses where they face a highway, waterway or open space. Many buildings in both places are listed too. That means solar here needs more checking than elsewhere. Contact the council's conservation team before choosing a layout, and look at whether a hidden rear roof or outbuilding could work. Ask installers for examples of heritage work.
Newer homes in Whitfield and Aylesham, and clifftop exposure at St Margaret's
Whitfield and Aylesham have seen large amounts of new housing, often with simple roofs, driveways and modern consumer units that make solar, batteries and EV chargers easier to fit. Check the new-build warranty and any estate restrictions first. Further east, homes at St Margaret's at Cliffe, River and Walmer can be very exposed, with wind coming straight off the Channel and the clifftops. Here, mounting design and fixings matter more than usual, so ask installers to explain their wind load calculations. St Margaret's sits within the Kent Downs National Landscape, so flat-roof panels there need prior approval.
Towns and villages covered
Postcodes: CT13, CT14, CT15, CT16, CT17