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 residential extension and rooftop experience. Daylight and sunlight reports almost always form part of the planning submission given the impact of new height on the borough's protected views and neighbouring properties.
On homeowner-led upward extensions across the borough's Edwardian and Victorian terraces in Mortlake, East Sheen, St Margarets, and the parts of the borough outside conservation areas, the focus shifts to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, neighbour relations, and protection of the existing structure during construction. Party wall services are nearly always involved given the prevalence of shared structures.
Airspace work in Richmond upon Thames 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.
Where airspace work is feasible, the Royal Borough of Richmond upon Thames reviews proposals on design, height, neighbour amenity, parking, and area character. Some upward extensions on detached and semi-detached houses outside conservation areas can proceed under permitted development with prior approval. A free initial assessment covers feasibility and the most likely planning route on a specific site, including the heritage considerations that will apply.
