Swansea climbs from the bay up steep hillsides. The Victorian terraces of the Uplands, Brynmill, Sandfields and Mount Pleasant have slate roofs, many with rear slopes looking out over the water. Townhill, Penlan and Portmead are large post-war estates with simple roofs. Sketty has inter-war semis, and Morriston, Clydach and Llansamlet mix older terraces with newer housing. Swansea Council handles planning, under the Welsh permitted development rules rather than the English ones.
Mumbles and the Gower take the full force of the sea air, so fixings are chosen for a coastal site. Most of the Gower peninsula is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where the rules for visible panels are tighter, so we check with the council first. The network is run by National Grid Electricity Distribution. Swansea is well beyond 90 minutes from Ferndown, so the first survey is a video call, then a site visit, with visits and installs grouped. The design and the warranties are the same as anywhere else we cover.