Our team prepares these reports under RICS regulation from our Hampshire office, with BRE 209 (2022) as the working reference. Site attendance across Portsmouth runs faster than for London-led practices, and where works cross a shared boundary, party wall services sit alongside the daylight piece. For larger developments that could affect a neighbour's legal entitlement to light, rights of light assessments sit alongside the planning piece.
Overshadowing analysis on ground-level amenity tests the 21 March sun position recommended in the guidance. Sunpath studies cover seasonal access where these add useful evidence, particularly on south-facing seafront plots and the courtyards within the denser Victorian terraced streets. Trees within the impact zone are factored in where they materially affect the outcome.
A typical turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from instruction. Calls are answered by a qualified surveyor rather than a call centre, and a free initial assessment sets out scope before any fee is committed. This is a bespoke surveying service shaped to each scheme.
A well-argued report sets out the shortfall, explains the cause, and shows the design steps taken to mitigate it. Reports are turned around in 2 to 3 weeks. The free initial assessment is the way in for borderline cases or for early advice on whether a full study is needed at this stage.
