Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey and St Martin’s Church form a World Heritage Site. The walled city around them is a conservation area full of listed buildings. Solar inside the walls is rarely possible without consent, so we check with Canterbury City Council first. Outside the walls, Wincheap, St Dunstan’s and the streets off the Old Dover Road are mostly Victorian terraces. Hales Place and the London Road estate are post-war, and newer housing has gone up at Thanington and south of the city.
Canterbury has a large student population, so many houses are let. Landlords may add solar to make a let home cheaper to run. Renters with their own parking can claim up to £500 per socket towards an EV charger until 31 March 2027. East Kent gets about 900 kWh per kWp a year (PVGIS). Canterbury is inside the area we cover and on the UK Power Networks system. The first survey is a video call, and site visits are grouped.