Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Shoreham
Air source heat pumps for Shoreham, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- A boiler that is getting old
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
About our air source heat pumps in Shoreham
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. 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 are often asked to deal with an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and planning and permitted development questions, on air-to-air heat pumps, radiator systems and air-to-water heat pumps.
Older and listed homes in villages like Shoreham need extra care, because permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, so consent comes first.
For a fault on a system that may still be under warranty, send us the make, model and installation date. We will tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Location
- Shoreham (TN14)
- Region
- Kent
- Enquiries
- We reply the same working day
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Pricing
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What air source heat pumps can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Improving the building’s insulation
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
If you’re not sure, just ring 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Radiator systems
Shoreham: your questions answered
Is the heat pump grant available in Shoreham?
Shoreham is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Shoreham?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. Central Shoreham sits inside a conservation area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the local planning authority (for Shoreham, typically Sevenoaks council).
How quickly will you reply?
You’ll hear from us the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
The heat loss survey answers that, room by room. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays and any changes are in the quote.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes, always. A new system comes with commissioning details, F-Gas records and the manufacturer’s warranty information, while repairs and services get a written note of what was found and done.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it and the fixed price is built on it.
Is Shoreham in your area?
Yes. We work in Shoreham and the rest of Kent, as part of our area across London and the South East. For a fixed-price quote, phone 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
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 typically work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it 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. For a village like Shoreham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you are hoping for.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- You get a fixed-price quote, with any grant you’re eligible for and the VAT explained.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Add the address and what you’d like done, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
Related advice
What a heat pump looks like in Shoreham
VOA council tax data date about 43% of homes across Shoreham and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and Census 2021 figures found about 82% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Period properties close to Church of St Peter and St Paul can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. Lullingstone Castle, roughly 1.8 miles north-east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
Shoreham is about 4 miles north of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Whether you’re in the middle of Shoreham or further out, we cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Shoreham among them. Bromley, roughly 9 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Our nearest recent job to Shoreham was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 5 miles north-west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
From High Street, Boakes Meadow and Church Street to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Every address in TN14 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Places around Shoreham that are also on our list: Badgers Mount (1 mile west), Sepham Heath (1 mile south-west), Twitton (1 mile south), Otford (2 miles south) and Lullingstone (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south) and Gravesend (11 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Shoreham
Typical jobs here are in properties near Raspberry Hall Park and The Old George Inn. There’s a railway station in Shoreham itself: Shoreham (Kent) station. A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (3.2 miles south) and Otford Heritage Centre (1.9 miles south). Open spaces near Shoreham include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
What happens if it’s left?
Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air is easier with the facts. Air-to-water works with radiators and a cylinder, with a £7,500 grant for eligible homes, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms and has a £2,500 grant only in limited cases, and we explain which fits your home. A system that’s left with a fault, or without a service, normally costs more to run.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose AirCon Doctor in Shoreham
- A fixed price before any work starts
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
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What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Owner care supports servicing; it does not replace it. 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.
On air conditioning, the filters in the indoor unit are normally the one part owners can clean, if the manual says so. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
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