Overview The use of cranes is essential for the development of medium to high rise building developments. In certain locations however, cranes can present a risk to aviation activity, particularly [...]

Yes they do. Strong (Photovoltaic) PV glare may be caused by reflections from a low sun. Whilst panels are designed to efficiently absorb direct and diffuse light they are often [...]

Wind farms and radar Wind farm developments around the world face objections from radar operators. This is because large wind turbines can interact with radar signals, causing interference. Figure 1: [...]

For the latest information on this topic, please see our updated article on aviation lighting and building developments here. This subject seems like a no-brainer at first. Put a couple [...]

Shadowing Threat to Solar Panels With 119 new tall building applications now in the London planning system from March 2015 to March 2016, issues arising from tall structures will only [...]

Airports vs Buildings Plans for building developments can, and do, receive objections from airports. Invariably, these relate to flight safety, which gives the objection a loud voice in the ear [...]

In our day to day lives we will experience many reflections of the sun from a variety of reflective surfaces in our surrounding environment. From shop windows to car body [...]

Tall buildings may block and reflect radar signals which means that national air traffic control service, NATS, raises planning objections to tall buildings in London, Manchester and elsewhere in the [...]

What Are Obstacle Limitation Surfaces? The UK has [1] 129 licensed civil aerodromes (and even more unlicensed aerodromes). In order to protect aircraft against potential collision risk, it is necessary to [...]

London City Airport does not follow the standard UK and International physical safeguarding rules for tall buildings. Instead, custom rules have been put in place in order to facilitate the [...]