Our team prepares these reports under RICS regulation, working from offices in London, Wickford, and Hampshire, with site attendance across the Colchester area running faster than for London-only practices. The work follows BRE 209 (2022) and is formatted to accompany the planning submission. The practice has been delivering daylight and sunlight reports across the East of England since 2004.
Overshadowing analysis on amenity space tests the 21 March sun position as recommended in the guidance. Sunpath studies cover seasonal access where these add useful evidence, particularly for garden-led schemes and conservation-area sites. Trees inside the impact zone are factored in, with the report flagging where retention or removal materially changes the outcome.
A typical turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from instruction. Calls are answered by a qualified surveyor, and a free initial assessment confirms scope before any fee is committed. This is a bespoke surveying service shaped around each scheme.
BRE 209 sets reference values, not legal thresholds, and shortfalls can be justified where the context supports the design. Reports are turned around in 2 to 3 weeks. For larger developments that could affect a neighbour's legal entitlement to light, rights of light assessments sit alongside the planning piece, both handled by the same team. The free initial assessment is the way in for early advice.
