Kent · Air conditioning installation
Shepway air conditioning
We cover Shepway for air conditioning installation. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Not knowing which system, size or brand to choose
- A loft conversion that’s too warm to use
- Portable units that are noisy and barely cope
Common questions in Shepway
Can you do air conditioning in Shepway?
We do: Shepway falls inside our working area. To start, phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line with a few pictures.
Can I fit air conditioning in Shepway without planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The half-mile around the middle of Shepway holds about 8 listed buildings and structures. An air-to-air system used for heating as well as cooling can be permitted development on a house if it meets the conditions, but a cooling-only unit isn’t covered, listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where necessary, we check with Maidstone council, which is typically the planning authority for Shepway.
Which type of system should I choose?
Number of rooms, space outside and how much of the unit you want to see all decide it. Ducted units need a void or loft, and cassettes need a suspended ceiling, which we check on the survey.
Will you make a mess?
We start with protection: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts when we finish.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We will work out which band applies to yours.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it and the fixed price is built on it.
How much is air conditioning for one room?
Single-room systems start from £1,200 + VAT and are typically up to £2,200 + VAT. That covers supply, installation, commissioning and the F-Gas paperwork and is fixed after a survey or from photos.
Air conditioning for homes and businesses in Shepway
Across Shepway, every installation follows the same steps: survey, fixed-price quote, a neat installation, full commissioning and the F-Gas paperwork. You know the price before work begins and the paperwork is in your hands when we finish. When someone in Shepway asks us for air con, the first questions are typically price and who will fit it. We publish typical prices and do the refrigerant work as an F-Gas certified company.
Outdoor units around Shepway often sit on the ground or a low wall bracket at the back of the house, where it’s out of sight from the road and easy to service.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details for an installation, a fault and repair note for a repair, or a record of the service. File it with the manual so it’s to hand next time.
- Where
- Shepway (ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Enquiries
- We reply the same working day
- Price guide
- Single room from £1,200 + VAT
- Price
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What air conditioning will not do
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Problems with a gas boiler or the radiators
- An installation that needs consent nobody has given yet
- A lack of fresh air (most split systems recirculate room air rather than bringing fresh air in, which is a job for ventilation)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Wall-mounted split systems
- Ceiling cassettes
- Ducted systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- VRF systems
- Multi-split systems
Signs you need air conditioning in Shepway
Portable units are often where people start, and why they call us. Portables push their warm air out through a hose in the window, so the window cannot close properly and the noisy part of the unit is in the room. A fixed split system puts the compressor outside.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A portable unit with a hose out of the window
- An office, shop or restaurant that is uncomfortable for staff and customers
- Not knowing which system, size or brand to choose
Stoneacre (roughly 1.4 miles east) shows the area has its share of heritage. A listed home needs consent before an outdoor unit or pipework goes on.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed or an estimate
- How VAT is shown, and which rate applies
- What’s in the price and what is not
How we price air conditioning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The brand, model and parts involved
- One-off work versus a regular service cycle
- What kind of system it is
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but your price depends on the job in front of us. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Before you get in touch
Good photos often save a visit. The most useful are:
- The address and the type of property
- A short video of any fault, such as a noise or a flashing light
- Where the outdoor unit is, or where you’d like it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from a site survey or, where the job is straightforward, from pictures and measurements. Then you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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How it works
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first, so you can plan around it. For businesses, we can normally work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it takes a day or more, depending on the number of rooms, the pipe routes and the access. Around Shepway, access is usually simple, though gates and garden access are worth mentioning.
- We survey the property, or work from your pictures for a simple job.
- The system is sized, positions are agreed and the price is fixed.
- We protect the area, then fit both halves of the system.
- Connections are made, checked for leaks and pulled down to a vacuum.
- It’s switched on, checked and handed over with its records.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Getting a quote is straightforward. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
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Air conditioning in Shepway: the local picture
VOA council tax data date about 49% of homes in and around Shepway to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972. We check the wall construction on homes of that age, as it decides how the pipework goes through.
Around St Martin's Church, a quick check of the listing and conservation maps is part of planning any install.
Shepway is about 1 mile south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Shepway gets the same approach as every job we take on: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we’ve finished. Count every place we list in Kent and you reach 922, with Shepway on the list. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 25 miles from Shepway.
Whether you’re on Derby Road, Devon Road and Surrey Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Here we cover the ME15 postcode area. Places around Shepway that are also on our list: Willington (1 mile east), Park Wood (1 mile south), Otham (1 mile south-east), Maidstone (1 mile north-west) and Weavering (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north-west) and Tonbridge (12 miles west).
Landmarks near Shepway
Around Shepway, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Mote Park, The Wheatsheaf pub and Senacre Technology College, among other places. Shepway’s nearest station is Maidstone West station, roughly 1.7 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include KIMS hospital (2.2 miles north) and Allington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
From one of our customers
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead