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Daylight and sunlight assessment in the South West

28 providers offering daylight and sunlight assessment in or across the South West, including national firms. A chartered surveyor or consultant experienced in daylight, sunlight and rights of light, using the BRE guidance.

28 daylight and sunlight consultantsthe South West
Who needs oneApplicants whose extension, new home or flats sit close to neighbouring windows, and owners worried about losing light to a neighbour’s building work
Who can do itA chartered surveyor or consultant experienced in daylight, sunlight and rights of light, using the BRE guidance
WhenBefore you submit the application if the council asks for it, and before design is fixed if neighbours’ windows are close

28 daylight and sunlight consultants for the South West

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Daylight and sunlight assessment in the South West

This page lists daylight and sunlight consultants covering Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol, with cities such as Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Bath, Gloucester and Swindon. Planning applications go to the district or unitary council for the site, and each council publishes its own validation checklist listing the reports it expects.

We list 10 firms for daylight and sunlight assessment in the South West. Of these, 1 works only in this region and 9 also cover other regions. Another 18 firms say they cover the whole UK.

Firms that work only here are based in Cirencester (1).

Of the 10, 5 state an accreditation or membership, most often ATTMA (2). We have verified 2 of the 10 listings; the rest are as each firm states. See how we check listings.

Nearby regions for daylight and sunlight assessment: South East, West Midlands and Wales. Other reports in the South West: party wall surveyor, topographical survey, heritage statement, noise impact assessment and air tightness testing.

About daylight and sunlight assessment

A daylight and sunlight assessment measures how much natural light a new building or extension would take from neighbouring windows and gardens, and how much light the new rooms themselves would get. Councils ask for one when a scheme could affect neighbours, and it is often confused with a right to light survey, which answers a different question.

Getting signed off in England

In England, your council’s building control team or a registered building control approver checks the work. They issue a completion or final certificate once they have the reports they need, such as the as-built SAP, EPC, air test and any sound or ventilation test results.

Read the full guide to daylight and sunlight assessment →