In any planning application, the final decision lies with the planning authority to decide if a project receives permission or is denied. For smaller projects, this is usually the local [...]

After recently surpassing two years of Daylight Sunlight services, Pager Power looks back at what led to the introduction of the service, how it has developed over time, and where [...]

City centres are getting taller. New skyscrapers of flats and offices are being proposed and built at a fast pace. Developing one of these projects requires balancing a large number [...]

Building developments can attract objections for all sorts of reasons, a common concern from neighbours is the potential loss of daylight. If you’re planning a new development, extension or change [...]

Introduction Developers of tall buildings and wind turbines have a seemingly endless list of hurdles to overcome before their projects can be built. Some of these are perhaps intuitive, such [...]

Electromagnetic waves perform an increasingly important function in our everyday lives. We have always relied upon the visible light part of the electromagnetic spectrum to look at what is in [...]

Plans for JP Morgan’s new headquarters, which proposes to become the new tallest tower in Canary Wharf, have now been agreed with London City Airport. Plan for Tallest Tower JP [...]

To determine whether a new building will block daylight to surrounding observers, a daylight sunlight assessment should be undertaken. Daylight and sunlight assessments typically accompany planning applications so that a [...]

London, like most large cities, experiences an average temperature that is higher than it’s surrounding suburbs and countryside (4-6°C higher). This increase in temperature is due to the urban heat [...]

We have compiled the most common terms used in discussing Daylight Sunlight Assessments with simple everyday explanations to make them easy to understand.