It’s an issue that is frequently overlooked but the ‘right to light’ is a crucial piece of legislation that may scupper a bid to build an extension to a property. It’s a subject that’s often overlooked when planning to build an extension to a house but
So my advice is simple, if you are considering investing in your property/land in a way that will result in the need to submit a planning application, give a planning consultancy a call and chat through the project with them at the early stages.
Some extensions and renovations also need a SAP calculation – particularly if there is a lot of glazing or the extension alters 25% of an element in the existing building.