Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Chartham Hatch, Kent
Need air source heat pumps in Chartham Hatch? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, finishing with proper records.
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
FAQs for Chartham Hatch
Can I fit a heat pump in Chartham Hatch without planning permission?
It depends on the property. The half-mile around the middle of Chartham Hatch holds about 5 listed buildings and structures. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the planning department at Canterbury City council, normally the authority for Chartham Hatch.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Chartham Hatch?
Chartham Hatch is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Do you protect the property while you work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before work begins, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
What warranty do I get?
It’s the manufacturer’s warranty, which varies by brand. Daikin, for instance, gives a standard 2 years on split air conditioning and we explain the terms for your brand on the quote.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: the date, the work, and any refrigerant added or recovered.
What accreditations do you have?
F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved and MCS certified for heat pumps, plus Checkatrade membership. Our engineers also hold the individual F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. In Great Britain, that certification is a legal requirement, not an optional extra, and we hold it.
Air source heat pumps in Chartham Hatch
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. The work covers air-to-air heat pumps, hot water cylinders and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and people most often call us about choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating.
Homes around Chartham Hatch usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Where
- Chartham Hatch (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Pricing
- A fixed price before work begins
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Chartham Hatch
Also in Chartham Hatch
What we’re called out for in Chartham Hatch
Extensions, renovations and loft conversions are a natural time to rethink the heating. Pipework, radiators and space for a cylinder are easier to plan while work is going on.
Look out for any of the following:
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
Period properties close to Church of St Mary can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the company is F-Gas certified, and whether you can check it
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- Whether testing, commissioning and paperwork are included
What happens on the day
Refrigerant work is done by qualified engineers working for an F-Gas certified company, and electrical work is done by us as NICEIC approved contractors. On the day, both are in the same hands. The work takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Rural lanes and tight entrances are worth mentioning before a visit to Chartham Hatch.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Before we arrive
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. After that, we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Related advice
Different systems, different jobs
Heat loss surveys
We look at walls, windows, floors, roofs and ventilation, and the size of each room.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats and blocks of flats have different limits, and Article 4 directions can remove rights. Listed building consent is a separate matter and we check what applies to you.
Homes in Chartham Hatch and heat pumps
The last census (2021) found about 71% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Chartham Hatch is about 3 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. If you need air source heat pumps in Chartham Hatch, please call us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier for a fixed-price quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Chartham Hatch. Chartham Hatch is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 44 miles from Chartham Hatch.
Streets in the area include Town Lane, Nightingale Close and Bigbury Road, and we cover them all. All of CT4 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close to Chartham Hatch, our area also takes in Chartham (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-east), Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east) and Sittingbourne (13 miles west).
Around Chartham Hatch
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Royal Oak Public House and No Man's Orchard. Chartham Hatch’s nearest station is Chartham station, roughly 1 mile south. Well-known places in the area include Rupert Bear Museum (2.8 miles east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.9 miles east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
If the emitters can’t give out enough heat, some rooms won’t get warm enough. The survey picks this up before installation. Dealing with it now is normally simpler than a breakdown later.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we look at the job first, from photos or on a survey, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Covering London and the South East
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- We reply to enquiries the same working day
- A 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what air conditioning costs or our accreditations and certificates.
What a customer said
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager