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Welcome to Smith Marston Right to Light Surveyors

Smith Marston LLP are rights of light consultants covering the North of England and Southern Scotland.

From our regional offices, we provide specialist advice in respect of Legal Rights to Light matters plus BRE209 Daylight and Sunlight tests to accompany applications for planning permission.

We act for individuals, developers, architects and other consultants,  providing specialist advice and guidance regarding legal rights of light assessments, BRE 209 Daylight and Sunlight tests plus advice regarding site layout and design for optimum use of diffuse daylight and sunlight.

We cover an area extending from approximately Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool northwards to Glasgow and Edinburgh, including Newcastle, Sunderland and Teesside in the North East of England.

In addition to our right of light services, we also offer specialist advice and can act on your behalf with regards to associated matters such as Boundary assessments and the Party Wall Act.

We have produced blogs on various subjects including some up to date matters regarding Rights of Light plus other associated issues. To link to our blog pages, please click here.  We will have a new blog soon regarding the Judgement conclusions for a very recent Rights to Light Court Case with which we were involved as a Right of Light Expert Witness.

Although we cover the north of England and Scotland, we work in association with specialist rights to light consultants in the southern half of the England. Please contact us for a discussion and we can provide you with the appropriate contact details.

Find out more about our services here.

Smith Marston CPD

We are keen to raise awareness and general understanding of Right of Light matters amongst property professionals such as Architects, Planning Consultants and Developers.  We regularly meet with individuals to explain the details and peculiarities of this subject. We also provide free CPD events for larger numbers of people. If any of the above may be interest, we would be pleased to discuss the possibilities with you.

BRE 209 Site Layout for Daylight and Sunlight - Second Edition

The updated version of BRE 209 came out in the Autumn of last year and there are some important differences from the original version which need to be taken into account when making any assessments with regards to this document. If you are a Designer, Planning Officer, Planning Consultant or Developer considering proposed developments for applications for planning permission, you need to be aware of these changes to ensure that the assessment is correct in relation to the current standards.

Solar Tubes to assist with BRE 209

It may be worth bearing in mind that solar tubes can be used to assist with a project which might otherwise fail the BRE 209 ADF tests.  

Blog

We have various blogs on right of light and other related matters.  We have recently published a new blog regarding how even the very smallest of domestic schemes can cause right to light injuries and how even small legal right of light injuries can cause severe disruptions and costs for development schemes. Click on this link to see our blogs.