We specialise in chartered surveying on dense urban sites where rooftop and upward extension schemes are most common. The practice is RICS regulated with over 30 years of combined experience. Schemes typically need rights of light assessments given the tight plot density and impact of new height on neighbouring residential windows.
On smaller homeowner-led upward extensions in the borough's less dense streets, the focus shifts to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, neighbour relations, and protection of the existing structure during construction. Daylight and sunlight reports almost always form part of the planning submission given the borough's tight plot density.
Airspace work in Southwark typically sits alongside daylight and sunlight, rights of light, and party wall workstreams on the same scheme. The same surveyor stays on the project from instruction to handover.
Strong liaison and a thorough Schedule of Condition deal with most of this before it starts. Residents get one named contact, the developer gets a structured process for concerns raised during the build, and the Schedule provides documented evidence if a damage claim arises later. Planning sits with the London Borough of Southwark, and a free initial assessment covers feasibility and the supporting workstreams on a specific site.
