Windsor and Maidenhead · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Holloway, Windsor and Maidenhead
Air source heat pumps in and around Holloway, from the first look to the final check and a fixed price agreed before we start.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
What owners can safely do
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you can’t see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
Air source heat pumps in Holloway
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. We’re often asked to deal with wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and checking emitters for a heat pump, on underfloor heating, hot water cylinders and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas.
Older and listed homes in villages like Holloway need extra care, and permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Each brand sets its own conditions, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Place
- Holloway (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Pricing
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Holloway: your questions answered
Is Holloway within the area you cover?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Is a heat pump in Holloway permitted development?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. A conservation area takes in the middle of Holloway. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot face a road. Where needed, we check with the local planning authority (for Holloway, usually Windsor and Maidenhead council).
How does the warranty work?
Warranty comes from the manufacturer and depends on the brand and product. For instance, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and we explain the terms for whichever brand you choose.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night. When you call, tell us the make, what’s happening and any error code, and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what’s needed, where things go and what access we need and the fixed price is built on it.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
Not the refrigerant work. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Will skipping a service affect the warranty?
Each manufacturer decides. Where servicing is a condition, a missed service could give the manufacturer grounds to refuse a claim and we’ll tell you what your brand asks for.
What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: agree the plan on site, put the dust sheets down, do the work, check the system and explain it all to you. The visit itself takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Visits to Holloway are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
How to prepare
- Let us know where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed-price quote
To get a fixed-price quote, phone 07833 053749 with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few photos make it quicker. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
Related advice
Nearby places to Holloway
What else we do in Holloway
Different systems, different jobs
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats and blocks of flats have different limits, and Article 4 directions can remove rights. Listed buildings also need separate consent, and we check the position for your property.
Hot water cylinders
An older cylinder may not suit a heat pump, and we explain whether yours can stay.
What a heat pump looks like in Holloway
VOA council tax data date about 47% of homes across Holloway and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and the 2021 Census found about 70% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Detached and semi-detached houses normally have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Harleyford Manor lies about 2.7 miles north-west. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. Live in one of the older houses around Saint John the Evangelist? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Holloway is about 2 miles west of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Our engineers cover Holloway for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead. Our area takes in 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, large and small. The nearest of our city pages is Guildford, around 21 miles from Holloway.
The closest recent job we can point to from Holloway was on Princess Way, Camberley (GU15), about 13 miles south: installing a Samsung VRF system serving twelve rooms across two floors, including open-plan working areas, individual offices, a server room and a boardroom.
If you need air source heat pumps at a property on Burchetts Green Lane and Bath Road or a nearby road, our engineers can take on the work. We cover every part of SL6. Other places close to Holloway include Littlewick Green (1 mile south-west), Burchett's Green (1 mile north-west), Woolley Green (1 mile south-east), Stubbings (1 mile north-east) and Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Windsor (7 miles south-east), North Ascot (8 miles south-east), Cookham (4 miles north-east) and Dedworth (7 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Holloway
Around Holloway, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Shire Horse pub, Newlands Girls' School and Manor Green School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Furze Platt station, about 2.7 miles north-east. A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (1.8 miles east) and Marlow Museum (3.5 miles north). The countryside around Holloway includes Taplow Lake and Weycock Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Holloway
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the paperwork can go to both.
The F-gas rules share responsibility for leak checking between the equipment’s operator and the service technicians. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system, and we can work for either side.
A customer’s words
“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