Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Penshurst

Every quotation is tailored to the property. The cost of a Penshurst lift depends on the travel height between floors, the model chosen and any preparation a listed Wealden cottage near the church might need, so a domestic through-floor lift usually sits well below a commercial scheme. We visit, assess the building and then issue a written, no-obligation quotation at no charge.

For most Penshurst homes no permission is needed, as the lift sits wholly indoors. It matters far more on the listed timber-framed and period buildings of the village and within the conservation area around Penshurst Place and Leicester Square. We check this at the outset and guide you through any listed-building consent and building regulations that may apply.

A typical Penshurst installation runs to three to five days. The lift arrives pre-assembled and seats into a shallow 150mm pit, sparing the household the long shaft-building a conventional lift demands. We agree the full programme with you beforehand, so each stage has a date and you can plan around a known completion day from the very start.

Yes, in most cases. The Wealden hall houses and timber-framed cottages around Penshurst church were never built around a lift, yet the OnLevel platform lift is made to work with them. A modest 150mm pit, the lack of a machine room and a slim footprint let the car go in beside the staircase while the old house keeps its character and proportions.

It depends on how the home is used. A stairlift takes one seated person up the existing stairs; a platform lift raises you floor to floor with a wheelchair, frame or scooter aboard. For a Penshurst household with a wheelchair user, or a substantial Wealden house spread over several floors, the platform lift generally proves the more useful and more saleable option over time.

Yes. Every lift we fit across Penshurst and the surrounding area is covered, from the village around Penshurst Place and Leicester Square through to Chiddingstone, Leigh, Fordcombe and Speldhurst. Planned maintenance visits keep the lift dependable, safe and within its required standards, and you can reach one of our own engineers directly for any repair or routine check.

Far less than most people expect. The OnLevel lift needs only a 150mm pit and houses no separate machinery, so a quiet corner or the space beside the stairs is usually enough. That is what lets it succeed in the tight timber-framed cottages around Penshurst church, where a traditional shafted lift would simply have nowhere to go.

Fully. Our installation teams are SafeContractor accredited under registration CN8516, and each Penshurst lift conforms to EN 81-41 along with Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. The work is carried out by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and every lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover to you.