You think you know your neighbours.

[basshead]

If its "I need the space", then swap for an even bigger house than you think you need at the moment.

Easy as that

Not a chance if you have a house in a very desirable area where there are no other houses for sale, or they're out of your price range. I'm going to do a loft conversion in a few years because "I need the space", the loft is huge, I don't want to move and can't afford anything bigger where I live.

[ASB]

Que - of course it's a valid objection, normally stated on most councils websites as a valid objection, and no need for any mention of it on the deeds. I'm objecting to a development for precisely that reason, so just been through this from the neighbours point of view ...

It's a bit of a grey area. You are quite right that it is listed as a valid planning ground by most planning authorities, however loss of light is not of itself necessarily a valid objection on planning grounds. However generally where loss of light is involved there are also issues of excessive overshadowing and/or loss of privacy which will certainly strengthen the objection.

The whole area of "right to light" is a bit problematic because they are private property rights and do not necessarily form part of the planning process. However there has been recent comment in a civil dispute which does possibly strengthen the rights of the existing property owners.

http://planningmatter.blogspot.com/2...-of-light.html