Torbay is three towns under one council. Torquay climbs steeply from the harbour, with large Victorian villas in the Warberries and the Lincombes, both conservation areas. Paignton has Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the seafront and newer estates on its western edge, including White Rock. Brixham’s fishing-town cottages stack up the hillside above the harbour. Torbay Council handles planning. Roof solar on a house is usually permitted development, but listed buildings need consent, so we check before quoting.
Yield here is around 950 kWh per kWp a year, in line with the rest of the south coast (PVGIS). Steep streets and tight access matter for scaffolding, so the survey looks at that early. The coast south of Brixham sits in the South Devon National Landscape. The network is run by National Grid Electricity Distribution. Torbay is more than 90 minutes from Ferndown, so the first survey is a video call, then a site visit, with visits and installs grouped.