Stephen Kent Email & Phone Number

Welwyn Garden City

Member of the neighbourly matters team at Malcolm Hollis LLP providing daylight/sunlight (planning) and right to light (common law) consultancy services.As market leaders in the specialist fields of Rights of Light and Daylighting and Sunlighting, Malcolm Hollis offers a comprehensive and bespoke range of services across the UK to both developers (to minimise risk and associated delay and cost escalation) and neighbouring owners.New developments have the potential to obstruct light to existing neighbouring buildings, but whether or not that leads to a Rights of Light (RoL) injury or the refusal of planning permission is a highly technical question.We have over 10 years’ experience in both RoL and Daylight, Sunlight and Overshadowing (DSO) assessment and this, coupled with using the latest specialist software programs, means that we can identify potential problems very quickly and propose solutions (such as design alterations) that eliminate planning risk and abate the potential for neighbourly disputes.Although an undeniably complex field, our graphical presentation and reporting formats – as well as our advice and solutions – are clear, unambiguous and practical. Our experience in negotiating with opposing parties is invaluable in situations where design modifications are unfeasible or a Rights of Light injury is unavoidable.We also offer a range of other services to assist developers and others in the design and planning stages of new projects such as: BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) Assessments; Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments; EIA (Environmental Impact Assessments) Analysis and ES (Environmental Statement) Chapters.

London, United Kingdom

Making inspections of properties throughout the UK. Preparing measured survey drawings, general arrangement plans. Preparing 3D computer models of properties and their surroundings. Operating specialist software developed for Watts and Partners for Rights to Light, Daylighting and Sunlighting work so as to assist in the three-dimensional assessment of the effects of various building development proposals on light to surrounding buildings.

Responsible for producing GA and detail design drawings for Greenfield and rooftop sites to clients’ specifications and timescales. Liasing with structural and electrical engineers to discuss survey/design information following site surveys. To produce As Built drawings, carry out minor/major amendments.