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Sunlight

3 stories · discussed at 1 council meeting · 4 councils

Councils have previously considered the impact of sunlight on residential amenity in planning applications, with no recent discussions reported.

In August 2025, local residents raised concerns about a proposed 30-storey residential tower in the White City Living development in Hammersmith and Fulham, fearing its height and scale would negatively impact daylight and sunlight.

While councils continue to approve planning applications, such as new residential flats in Croydon in July 2026 and Richmond upon Thames in March 2026, no recent council discussions specifically addressing sunlight as a planning concern have been reported.

Sunlight, defined as direct solar radiation reaching a property, is a factor considered in planning for its impact on residential amenity.

Key facts

  1. In August 2025, local residents raised concerns about a proposed 30-storey tower impacting daylight and sunlight in White City Living. Source
  2. The Hammersmith and Fulham Planning and Development Control Committee was scheduled to review the White City Living tower application on 30 July 2025. Source
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