Our Essex team prepares these reports under RICS regulation, with BRE 209 (2022) as the working reference. Site attendance across Harlow and the surrounding area runs faster than for London-led practices, and the practice has been delivering daylight and sunlight reports across the East of England since 2004.
Vertical Sky Component covers light to windows. Annual Probable Sunlight Hours covers sunlight to habitable rooms with relevant orientation. Overshadowing analysis tests amenity space under the 21 March sun position recommended in the guidance. Sunpath diagrams sit alongside where seasonal access matters for the design, particularly on larger residential courts.
The report sets out methodology, figures, and design rationale where any values fall short of BRE 209 reference values. Typical turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from instruction. A free initial assessment covers scope before any fee is set. This is a bespoke surveying service shaped to 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 from instruction through to submission.
