Welcome

Right of Light Consulting advise developers, architects and surveyors on daylight and sunlight matters to
ensure that new buildings meet planning requirements and do not infringe legal rights to light. We also
assist neighbours to defend their entitlement to daylight and sunlight when these become threatened by
development.

Rights to Light

A development which infringes a neighbour’s right to light may lead to a
dispute. This could result in the neighbour seeking a court injunction to
have the development cut back. In some instances compensation may be
the appropriate remedy.

We are able quickly to assess whether any given design results in a right
to light infringement. To mitigate the risk of abortive design or construction
works, it is preferable to consider rights to light as early as possible. We
offer a site pre-acquisition service to ensure that our clients are fully
informed while bidding for potential sites.

A right to light is a civil matter which can be enforced whether or not the
development has planning permission. more

Planning Approvals

Planning bodies are not required to consider legal rights to light per se. However, they will consider the
impact a development will have in terms of loss of daylight and sunlight generally as material planning
considerations.

We assist developers to achieve planning permission by ensuring that designs comply with relevant
daylight and sunlight tests. Our calculations and reports are undertaken in accordance with BRE Digest
209 entitled ‘Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight’. more

Designing for Light

As well as advising on the effect new buildings will have on neighbouring properties, we also use our
expertise to ensure that new developments themselves achieve good daylighting. more