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Utility Grid scale PV Solar Design

PV Solar Design UK & Europe

Providing a variety of design services to developers and planning consultants ranging from land registry compliant Legal plans to detailed Site Layout Plans for Utility Grid Scale Solar Developments. We’ve completed hundreds of designs at the Planning phase for Utility Grid scale Solar Farms across UK & Europe. Working with industry leaders in the commitment to net zero on the path to a more sustainable future.

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Our Works

Here's a little snippet of what we've been working on in the world of Utility Grid Scale solar!

All works CAPACITY TEST PLANNING DESIGN 3D VISUALISATION

Planning Design Support

Whether its early feasibility design studies you need, initial site layouts for pre-app, full planning packages, visualisation services for public consultation or support with Photomontages, we’ve got you covered.

CADmando have accumulated a wealth of experience in the Renewables sector providing support for Utility Grid scale PV Solar, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) , Rooftop Solar, Wind [and more] for the planning phase of a project.

We have long standing relationships with developers all over the UK and parts of Europe acting as an integral Design Resource Partner throughout the planning phase.

We offer a truly flexible design service. It doesnt matter which stage of the design process you need support with our friendly and knowledgeable team are here to help. From early capacity test layouts, through to a fully coordinated design package for planning submission, you can rely on us to provide a pain free, efficiently designed package for your next Renewables project.

01. Feasibility Design / Capacity Layouts: A high level design on Google Earth mapping providing a rough calculation of Capacity that can be achieved on the land. Useful for making informed decisions about land take, optimal field usage and project feasibility prior to doing full design.
02. Pre-app Design: A detailed design on Land Registry compliant OS mapping , taking into consideration constraints , vegetation offsets and Fire guidance (BESS only) . Typically for Pre-app this will also be supplemented by a Site Location Plan - Red Line boundary on Image map with 2 named roads.
03. Coordination of Consultant comments: During or after Pre-app , the developer will typically feed the design (we supply .dwg) to the various specialist consultants - Ecology, noise, flood risk, landscape architect etc etc. It is our job to coordinate all the comments into a design that still works (meets capacity and is compliant).
04. Civils (Cut and Fill Analysis): A layout may work in 2D, but if the topography is sloping, it may need to take into consideration the terracing of the land. Ultimately this has an affect on the layout and so for a site that is not flat we would always recommend that we do a balanced cut and fill analysis.
05. Full Planning Packages: The layout Design for the full planning submission will now have considered all external consultants feedback and been implemented into the final design. In addition to the site layout there are various other drawings that we would complete to supplement the full package. Namely; Existing Site Layout Plan, Proposed Site Layout Plan, Standard Equipment drawings (dimensioned elevations), Contextual Elevations (cross sections through the site) , Site Location Plan, Fire Strategy Plan (BESS only) etc.
06. 3D Visualisation: 3D Visualisation is fast becoming an additional tool to aid developers in engaging with the Public and communicating the intent and visual impact of the proposed development on the existing landscape. There are various use cases to consider and should be discussed in more detail. These can be still images (aerial shots, renders from particular viewpoints etc) or moving video footage (views driving along a particular road for example) The possibilities are pretty endless.
07. Photomontages: A Photomontage is a visual tool which combines a photograph and a 3d model accurately representing what you would see of a proposed development from a chosen viewpoint. These are often used in a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) or as an aid to the planning process.
08. Post Planning: Due Diligence: CADmando are usually instructed after a ‘ready to build’ project has been purchased to either advise if there is anything obvious in the design which falls foul of best practices and design standards or to reproduce the layout from scratch to act as a comparison between the technology used in the approved design and the latest technology available in the market.