This important and widely used guide complements BS 8206: Part 2 and CIBSE Applications manual on window design by providing advice on the planning of the external environment. It covers: rights to light and indicators to calculate access to skylight, sunlight and solar radiation; how to protect the daylighting and sunlighting of existing buildings when new developments are proposed; and gives guidance on passive solar site layout, the sunlighting of gardens and amenity areas, and more.