How early in a project should I commission a glint and glare assessment? Like most questions around planning applications, there is no one size fits all answer to this question, [...]

England’s wind turbine planning standards are being reviewed in their most comprehensive form since 2011. In March 2026, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched a formal consultation [...]

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 [...]

Depending on the surface conditions reflections of light can be specular or diffuse. A specular reflection has a reflection characteristic similar to that of a mirror, whereas a diffuse reflection [...]

Glare is an important environmental impact to consider during the planning of solar developments due to the potential impacts upon aviation activity, residential amenity, road safety, railway operations and infrastructure.  [...]

What is the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array? The Eskdalemuir Seismic Array is a seismological monitoring station located in the south of Scotland. Its primary purpose is to detect seismic signals from [...]

War and the Cost of Energy Wars have far-reaching impacts across many domains. Beyond the loss of human life, the recent war in Iran has had far-reaching impacts with regard [...]

Ever since the development and advancement of solar panels into the mainstream renewable energy sector, we have treated night and darkness as the absence of solar energy. We thought that [...]

Aviation can be a key planning risk for new wind developments. Consultation with the relevant stakeholders helps identify issues early, allowing for more informed site selection and identification of constraints.  [...]

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 [...]