The Third Edition of the BRE Guide “Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight: a guide to good practice” was published in June 2022 and replaced the previous edition from 2011. The BRE Guide provided guidance on the assessment of daylight and sunlight impacts and provides recommendations on levels of internal daylight and sunlight. TheContinue reading “The New BRE Daylight Guidance”
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We Are Recruiting: Daylight Consultant
Hawkins Environmental Limited is a specialist Urban Environmental Consultancy providing technical environmental services to architects, planning consultants and property developers. At Hawkins Environmental, we provide daylight/sunlight, noise, vibration, air quality and odour reports for planning applications, Pre-App Submissions, Permitted Developments, Planning Appeals, Masterplanning, the discharge of Planning Conditions, BREEAM Assessments, advice to inform Planning ObjectionsContinue reading “We Are Recruiting: Daylight Consultant”
Air Quality in Basingstoke
Hawkins Environmental have published their latest air quality monitoring data for Basingstoke, including data up to the end of May 2021. The monitoring data shows that concentrations of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) are now approaching pre Covid-19 concentrations, following a significant decrease in concentrations during the first lockdown. The National Air Quality Objective for NO2 isContinue reading “Air Quality in Basingstoke”