Policy information sourced from the Tower Hamlets Local Plan
D.DH8 Amenity
Development is required to protect and where possible enhance or increase the extent of the amenity of new and existing buildings and their occupants, as well as the amenity of the surrounding public realm. To achieve this, development must:
- maintain good levels of privacy and avoiding an unreasonable level of overlooking or unacceptable increase in the sense of enclosure
- ensure new and existing habitable rooms have an acceptable outlook
- ensure adequate levels of daylight and sunlight for new residential developments, including amenity spaces within the development
- not result in an unacceptable material deterioration of the sunlight and daylight conditions of surrounding development and not resulting in an unacceptable level of overshadowing to surrounding open space and private outdoor space, and
- not create unacceptable levels of artificial light, odour, noise, fume or dust pollution during the construction and life of the development.
For more information please see the Local Plan