Maidstone’s older streets near the River Medway and the town centre are Victorian terraces and villas. Parts of the centre are conservation areas, with listed buildings around the High Street. Shepway and Park Wood are largely post-war estates with plain roofs that suit panels. Bearsted, Allington and Barming have a mix of 1930s and later detached houses. Newer estates have gone up on the edges of town. Maidstone Borough Council handles planning.
The Kent Downs National Landscape runs along the north of the borough, and village conservation areas and oast houses bring their own rules. Out in the Weald and along the Medway villages, supplies are longer and more exposed, so a battery with backup is worth asking about. Kent gets about 900 kWh per kWp a year (PVGIS). Maidstone 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.