Solar Panel Inspection
across Gloucestershire

Underperforming panels lose money quietly. A drone inspection maps your whole array and flags cracked, dirty, shaded or damaged panels.

Key facts

Minimum fee	£400 residential · £700 commercial
Per-acre rate	Per array
Typical day rate	£650–£900
Call-out	Free within 30 miles of Cheltenham

What it's used for

• Annual O&M checks
• Warranty and insurance claims
• Post-storm damage checks
• Farm and commercial rooftop arrays

What you receive

Deliverable	Format
Array map with panel IDs	PDF
Panel-level condition notes	PDF / CSV
High-resolution photo set	JPEG

How it works

1. Quote — tell us the site and what you need; we reply with a fixed price.
2. Planning — we check airspace, permissions and weather, and complete a risk assessment.
3. Flight — automated flight plan over the site; most jobs are a single visit.
4. Processing — imagery is processed into maps, models or reports.
5. Delivery — your files are delivered by secure download, plus 3 months of the Farm Dashboard free for new clients.

Equipment

DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral (RGB camera)

Camera	20 MP, 4/3 CMOS mapping camera
Flight time	Up to 43 minutes per battery
Capture	Automated grid and oblique flight plans

Equipment specifications: DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral specs.

Price adjustments

Situation	Adjustment
Site under minimum acreage	Minimum fee applies
Site 50–100 acres	−10% on per-acre rate
Site 100+ acres	−15% or formal quote
3+ visits agreed upfront	−10% per visit
Travel beyond 30 miles of Cheltenham	+45p per mile
Point cloud / CAD contours	+£100–£250
Weekend / bank holiday flights	+20%

All prices exclude VAT.

Related services

• Roof & Structure Inspection — from £450 residential
• Facade & Elevation Survey — from Quote per building
• As-Built Documentation — from £600

Frequently asked questions