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Lighting assessments are often required to support planning applications, particularly where developments may impact surrounding receptors or sensitive environments. MEC undertakes detailed external lighting assessments to evaluate light spill, glare and overall impact, ensuring compliance with relevant guidance and standards. Our team provides clear recommendations and mitigation strategies to support planning approval and responsible lighting design.
Lighting can form a key component of wider environmental considerations for development. MEC supports Environmental Impact Assessments by assessing the effects of artificial lighting on surrounding environments, including residential areas and ecological receptors. Our team ensures that lighting proposals are aligned with planning policy and environmental guidance, helping to minimise adverse impacts and support sustainable development.
Lighting can have a significant impact on wildlife, particularly protected species such as bats. MEC develops ecological lighting strategies that balance the need for safe, functional lighting with environmental considerations. Working closely with ecologists and design teams, we ensure lighting proposals minimise disruption to sensitive habitats while remaining compliant with industry guidance.
Daylight and sunlight assessments are often required to demonstrate that developments provide acceptable living conditions and do not adversely impact neighbouring properties. MEC undertakes detailed assessments in line with recognised guidance, evaluating daylight levels, sunlight exposure and overshadowing. Our team provides clear, planning-focused reports that support design decisions and help schemes progress through the planning process.
We provide bespoke lighting design solutions tailored to individual developments, ensuring that schemes are both functional and visually appropriate. Our team considers factors such as layout, safety, aesthetics and environmental impact to deliver coordinated lighting designs that integrate with the wider development and meet project requirements.
Our team has extensive experience delivering adoptable street lighting designs for both new developments and existing highways. Our team provides Section 38 and Section 278 lighting designs that meet local authority requirements, supporting projects from initial design through to technical approval. These designs consider safety, efficiency and environmental impact, ensuring schemes are compliant and deliverable.
