Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 33·3.1.41
Daylighting assessment for neighbouring properties
Planning assessment of daylighting impact considers all rooms except halls, landings, bathrooms and utility rooms; new development should be sited away from neighbouring windows and boundaries, and permission will likely be refused if it would unreasonably reduce light to neighbouring habitable rooms.
In terms of daylighting, the effect on all rooms, apart from halls, landings, bathrooms and utility rooms will be considered. New residential development should be kept as far as possible from neighbouring windows and boundaries to minimise impact. Where new residential development would be likely to reduce the amount of light entering the window of a room (other than those listed above) to an unreasonable degree, planning permission is likely to be refused.
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