Residential · Areas
Solar, Heat Pumps & EV Charging in Bath & the Cotswolds
Checked against your actual property, not an area-wide guess
Bath and nearby Cotswolds towns — including places such as Cirencester, Tetbury and Stow where we cover — mix Georgian, stone and period stock with later suburban homes. Roof form, listing status and conservation setting often matter more here than in a typical commuter belt.
Pretium Synergy installs solar PV, battery storage, air source heat pumps and EV chargers — assessed against the property and planning status, not a generic West Country template. This guide is residential only; Bristol commercial work sits on a separate corridor.
What's different about installing here
Conservation and listed buildings are common — check the address
Conservation areas and listed buildings are common in Bath and historic Cotswolds cores. What that means for solar or a heat pump depends on the exact address. General householder restrictions are not automatically the same as microgeneration (Part 14) rules — we check before recommending anything.
Article 4 is not the same as Part 14
Article 4 directions that remove certain householder rights do not automatically decide solar or heat pump outcomes. Microgeneration permitted development still needs an address-specific read of the direction and the property.
National Landscape settings in parts of the Cotswolds
Parts of the Cotswolds sit within National Landscape (AONB) settings. That can matter for some addresses more than others — we confirm at assessment rather than assuming a blanket rule.
Stock mix and parking decide EV fit
Period stone homes and later semis or detached houses sit side by side. EV charging is realistic where off-street parking or a driveway exists; we do not assume every Bath terrace has that.
We confirm your specific status before you commit
Address-level planning and connection checks are especially important in this cluster — part of the initial assessment, not an afterthought.
Grid connection in Bath & the Cotswolds
Licence areas for Bath versus Cotswolds towns should be confirmed at assessment — much of the South West sits with National Grid Electricity Distribution (former Western Power), but postcode bands vary. Solar and battery may proceed under G98 notification or need G99 — Pretium handles this and flags early if the longer route is likely.
What we install here
Solar PV & Battery Storage
Viable where roof and planning allow — survey matters more in conservation settings
Explore Solar PV & Battery Storage →Air-to-Water heat pump
Whole-home heating path where suitable — survey then quote
Explore Air-to-Water heat pump →Air-to-Air heat pump
Extensions and zoned comfort without whole-system replacement
Explore Air-to-Air heat pump →EV charger
Where off-street parking or a driveway exists
Explore EV charger →
Tell us your postcode and what you're considering
Current will help you see what's realistic for this property — then you can browse residential packages when you're ready.
Planning information above is a general guide based on area-wide patterns and may not reflect your specific address. Conservation area boundaries, Article 4 directions, listed building constraints, and permitted development rights for solar and heat pump installations specifically should always be confirmed against the relevant planning authority’s current planning records before work proceeds — we do this as standard as part of your assessment.
