Pre-application feasibility
What the site, roofs and car parks can generate, what it would cost and how it meets policy, all before the application goes in.
Solar planning & design support
from day one.
Early input that keeps renewables on plan, on budget and on programme. We provide pre-planning feasibility, drawings and specifications, work with your architects, assessors and consultants, and supply the technical evidence planning conditions and building control expect.
- Pre-appFeasibility for planning
- DrawingsLayouts and specifications
- CoordinationArchitect, assessor, M&E
- ConditionsDischarge evidence
DrawingsRoof layouts and elevations
SpecificationsPer house type or building
CoordinationOne conversation with your team
Planning conditionsRenewable energy evidence
01. Who this page is for
The cheapest solar
The cheapest solar
is the solar drawn in early.
This page is for developers, architects, planning consultants and technical managers. Renewable energy now features in most local planning policies and in every Part L assessment. The decisions that set cost, yield and appearance are made long before an installer would normally be involved: roof orientation and pitch, panel zones, plant space, cable routes and car park layout.
We give you that input at the right time. That means pre-application feasibility showing what a scheme can realistically generate, roof layouts and elevations for planning drawings, and specifications for each house type or building for your assessor. We also cover plant, cable and grid strategy for the M&E design, and the technical statements that support renewable energy planning conditions and their discharge.
Because we also install and maintain what we design, our drawings are based on what works on site. That means mounting that respects the roof warranty, access for maintenance, and layouts that let our team work plot by plot without disrupting the build.
- Developers
- Architects
- Planning consultants
- Energy assessors
- M&E consultants
- Main contractors
02. Services
Support at
Support at
every stage.
Drawings & visualisations
Roof layouts, elevations and carport visuals for planning drawings and design and access statements.
Specifications
For each house type or building, with the SAP or SBEM inputs your assessor needs.
SAP and SBEM supportPlanning conditions
Renewable energy statements and the evidence to support and discharge conditions.
Grid & plant strategy
DNO applications, plant space, cable routes and EV infrastructure planned into the M&E design.
Solar carports
Structural and layout input for carports over the car parks on your development.
Explore solar carports
03. Why Synergy Power
A design partner
A design partner
that also builds.
Buildable designs
Layouts drawn by the team that installs them, so they work in practice on site.
Design and delivery in-houseOne conversation
One point of contact works with your architect, assessor, M&E and planning consultant.
Fewer revisionsProgramme aware
We spot long-lead items such as DNO approval and start them early.
No surprises at second fixRoofing & solar together
In-roof options and roofing coordination from one team that does both.
Roofing and solar under one contractor
04. How it works
From site plan
From site plan
to discharged condition.
Step 01
Free feasibility study
We turn your site plan and targets into a realistic picture of generation, cost and layout.
No obligationStep 02
Planning drawings
Layouts, elevations and statements for the application.
Pre-applicationStep 03
Detailed design
Specifications, SAP or SBEM inputs, and grid and plant strategy, agreed with the design team.
Technical designStep 04
Delivery
Our own team installs in phases alongside the build.
Same teamStep 05
Evidence
Certificates and statements to discharge conditions and support sign-off.
Completion ready
05. Related
More for
More for
developers.
06. Free feasibility study
Send us
Send us
your site plan.
Share your site plan and targets. A UK engineer will tell you what the scheme can generate, what it would cost and what the planning drawings need to show.
- Estimated system size
- Estimated bill savings
- Carbon reduction estimate
- Indicative payback
07. Planning FAQs
Questions design teams
Still have a question?0330 043 1047 Questions design teams
often ask us.
How early should you be involved?
Ideally before the planning application, when roof orientation, panel zones, plant space and car park layout can still change cheaply.
Can you provide planning drawings?
Yes. We produce roof layouts, elevations and carport visualisations, plus renewable energy statements to support the application.
Do you help discharge planning conditions?
Yes. We provide the specifications, certificates and statements that conditions typically require.
Do solar panels on new homes need a separate planning application?
On a new development, the panels are normally shown on the planning drawings and considered as part of the main application. We provide the roof layouts and elevations so the solar PV is assessed alongside the rest of the scheme.
What goes into a renewable energy statement?
It sets out the renewable technologies proposed, where they sit on the scheme and how they respond to the relevant planning policy or condition. We prepare it with your planning consultant and energy assessor.
Can you advise on grid capacity before we commit to a layout?
Yes. Grid and DNO strategy is part of our early input. We look at the connection, plant space and cable routes, and start any G99 application early so export limits do not force a late redesign.
Will you work with our existing consultants?
Yes. We work with your architect, energy assessor, structural engineer and M&E consultant through one point of contact.
Does design support commit us to using you for installation?
No. Design support is provided as part of our free feasibility study. If you do ask us to install, the design is already based on how we build, so there is no need to start again.
Designed in. Built
right.
A free feasibility study from our UK engineering team, with the layouts, specifications and evidence your scheme needs.