Surveybase is a recognised leader in Rights To Light Surveys. With our nationwide service, we deliver accurate and reliable modelling data, ensuring complete confidence in your Rights To Light assessment from the outset.
Rights to Light Surveys are essential for a variety of projects where the impact of new developments on existing properties’ access to natural light needs to be evaluated. These include:
Rights to Light Surveys offer essential insights for any project where light access is a key consideration, ensuring compliance, reducing risks, and helping to safeguard the success of developments.
A Rights to Light Survey is a specialised survey that assesses the impact of new developments on existing properties’ access to natural light. It involves measuring and modelling the amount of light currently received by a property and evaluating how changes in the surrounding environment, such as new buildings or extensions, may affect this light.
The survey is essential for property developers, architects, and legal teams to ensure compliance with legal rights to light and to mitigate the risk of disputes. Deliverables typically include detailed 3D modelling of the property and the surrounding area, which provides an accurate and interactive representation of how light interacts with the site.
This 3D model allows for precise visualisation of light paths, shadow analysis, and the potential impact of nearby developments. In addition to the 3D model, the survey also provides light analysis reports, an assessment of potential light infringements, visualisations of light impact and changes, and detailed survey drawings and documentation. These outputs provide clear and actionable insights, helping you navigate legal considerations and avoid costly issues during development.
Without a Rights to Light Survey, you risk infringing on your neighbours’ legal right to light, which could lead to costly delays, legal disputes, or the need for redesigns. It’s crucial to assess these risks early in the planning process.
You may need a rights to light survey if you’re planning a development or renovation project that could affect the natural light access of neighbouring properties. If your building work might block light to an adjacent property, it’s important to assess whether you could face legal challenges or compensation claims. A rights to light survey ensures that you’re aware of any potential risks and helps you avoid legal disputes with neighbouring property owners.
The cost of a rights to light survey can vary depending on the complexity of the project and the specific requirements. To get an accurate quote tailored to your needs, it’s best to get in touch with us directly.
To obtain a quotation, please email your survey brief to: quote@surveybase.co.uk or use our online quote portal.
