Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 36·3.1.43
BRE guidelines for daylight and sunlight assessment
The Council applies guidance targets from the Building Research Establishment guidelines BR 209 'Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight: A Guide to Good Practice' when assessing overshadowing and loss of light in new residential development.
In further assessing overshadowing/loss of light, the Council will generally apply guidance targets within the latest edition of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) guidelines "Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight: A Guide to Good Practice (BR 209)". BRE 209 provides guidance on avoiding unacceptable impacts and sets out non-mandatory targets for levels of daylight and sunlight within existing and proposed development.
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