Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
The Platt TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in The Platt. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
How we handle TR19 inspection in The Platt
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. Readings, photos and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. Typical jobs include insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, across pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
In a small place like The Platt, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- The Platt (TN3)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The Platt questions
Which council inspects kitchens in The Platt?
Food hygiene inspections in The Platt are carried out by Wealden council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you work in The Platt outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in The Platt keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, so ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will plan it.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
TR19 inspection in The Platt: the local picture
Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in The Platt. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. At about 33 miles from central London, The Platt sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (about 3.4 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Alban, or anywhere in The Platt, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
The Platt is about 4 miles south of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in The Platt, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, The Platt among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 17 miles away.
We work across TN3 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Frant (1 mile north), Mark Cross (2 miles south), Eridge Green (2 miles north-west), Town Row (3 miles south-west) and Tidebrook (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (14 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles north), Tonbridge (8 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (8 miles north-east) and Southborough (5 miles north).
What’s near The Platt
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The George Public House and Eridge Park and the streets around them. The closest station to The Platt is Frant station, about 1.7 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (3.4 miles north) and The Corn Exchange (2.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
Towns and villages near The Platt
Also in The Platt
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Mechanical faults in the extract
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in The Platt
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site, and we clear up before we go. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to The Platt and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
If you need TR19 inspection in The Platt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Do you need TR19 inspection in The Platt?
Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Historic houses near The Platt, such as Wadhurst Castle about 3 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach