Located within an inhabited semi-rural E3 environmental zone, this was treated as a relatively dark sky area of Buckinghamshire. A multi-apartment refurbish development, with designed landscaped gardens and car parking.
We were brought on board by developer Mackenzie Homes to work with architects OSP Architects, who also acted as planning consultants, to survey the existing site and plan a new exterior lighting scheme. Ecologist Betts Ecology, had reported that bats could commute between a network of tree lined boundaries. The planned lighting must not disturb the wildlife and biodiversity, which was required to help gain planning permission.
We provided the client with a full lighting strategy that would be sensitive to the surrounding wildlife and migratory bats. This included an Isolux contour map showing light spillage down to 1LUX, a schedule of lighting equipment, and lighting control guidance.
The new scheme would provide a safe, welcoming environment for the premises – this satisfied the condition for lighting for biodiversity within the original planning consent.