Solar Surveys for Solar Installers | Structural & Roof Surveys UK

Engineering Certainty. Delivered in 48 Hours.
Eurocode-verified structural surveys, drone roof condition assessments and Desktop Structural Roof Loading Reports for solar PV, from single MCS-scheme rooftops to multi-megawatt commercial and utility-scale arrays. The same engineering on every project, whatever the kWp. Engineering Principals. 48-hour delivery benchmark. £5M PI. £25M Drone PL. UK, Ireland and Europe.

Solar Surveys Ltd is a structural engineering practice built exclusively for the commercial solar PV sector. We don't survey residential properties. We don't do general building surveys. We specialise in one thing: the structural and technical pre-construction work that commercial solar programmes depend on, and we do it at a scale and speed that no general practice can match.

Headquartered in Glasgow, we operate across the UK and into Europe: delivering engineer-signed structural reports, Desktop Structural Roof Loading Reports, drone surveys and solar design packages with a standard 48-hour delivery benchmark on every instruction.

STRUCTURAL SURVEYS & REPORTS
A structural survey for commercial solar panels is an engineering assessment that confirms your roof can safely carry the added dead weight, wind uplift and snow load of a PV array before installation. Eurocode-verified and delivered by qualified structural engineers, Building Regulations compliant, lender and DNO accepted. 24-hour mobilisation target. Built for commercial, industrial and utility-scale portfolios across the UK and Europe, from sub-50kWp installations to schemes well beyond 5 MW.

DRONE ROOF SURVEYS: BDF + BMFA ACCREDITED PILOTS
Drone capture by pilots accredited with BDF + BMFA, reviewed by qualified structural engineers. £25M Drone Public Liability. Feeds the Desktop Structural Roof Loading Report and on-site survey.

DESKTOP STRUCTURAL ROOF LOADING REPORTS: REMOTE STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT
A structural report for solar panels is a certified engineering assessment confirming a roof can safely carry the dead weight, wind uplift and snow load of a PV array before installation. Every Solar Surveys report is Eurocode-verified and signed by a qualified structural engineer, Building Regulations compliant, for commercial solar PV at any system size. 48-hour delivery benchmark. Built for asset managers, EPCs, PPA providers and (where in MCS scope) MCS-licensed installers across the UK and Europe.

DRONE TECHNICAL SURVEYS: ROOF CONDITION AND INDUSTRIAL INSPECTION
Qualitative engineer-reviewed inspections of roof condition and industrial structures. Pilots accredited with BDF + BMFA. £25M Drone Public Liability. Delivered across UK and Europe.

SOLAR PV DESIGN & CAD LAYOUT
Our in-house engineers produce complete solar PV design packages: CAD roof layouts, system specifications, shading analysis and G99/G98 electrical application support: all produced by the same team that conducted the structural survey. One firm. One point of responsibility.

ELECTRICAL SURVEYS & DNO SUPPORT
Our electrical engineers assess the existing electrical infrastructure at each site: MPAN analysis, main incomer capacity, switchgear condition, inverter location suitability, and manage the G99 or G98 DNO connection application from submission through to agreement. One team, end to end.

PLANNING PERMISSION & CAD SERVICES
Not every commercial solar installation benefits from Permitted Development rights. Where planning permission is required: or where permitted development conditions cannot be met: we produce the CAD drawings, technical reports and planning documentation needed to navigate the process. Our engineers know what local planning authorities require. We build submissions structured to meet those requirements.

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