6 Guides articles
Most recent first. Every guide is written by our installation team.
Planning Permission for Solar & Heat Pumps in Cornwall: Full Guide 2026
Most solar panel and heat pump installations in Cornwall fall under permitted development rights — meaning no planning permission is needed....
Renewables for Cornwall New Builds: What's Required & What's Worth Adding
Cornwall Council's Climate Emergency Development Plan Document (adopted 2023) requires all new builds to avoid fossil fuel heating. This gui...
Finding a Heating Engineer in Cornwall: What to Look For in 2026
Cornwall's heating market spans everything from Victorian stone cottages running oil boilers to modern new builds with heat pumps. Finding a...
UK Solar & Renewable Energy Installers: 18 Regional Guides for 2026
CCS Heating & Renewables is part of a network of 18 MCS-certified regional installers across England. Each has published a detailed 2026 gui...
How to Stack Cornwall Energy Grants: BUS, ECO4, HEAT and VAT Relief in 2026
Cornwall homeowners have access to more overlapping grant support than almost anywhere else in England. The BUS grant, ECO4, the HEAT Cornwa...
Whole-Home Energy Retrofit in Cornwall: The Right Order of Works
Retrofit energy upgrades should follow a specific sequence: insulation before heat pump, heat pump before solar sizing, solar before battery...