SETTING + HEIGHTS
Every line on the map, that matters.
Elevation profile, adjacent building heights, Green Belt and AONB and SSSI memberships, distance to listed buildings and watercourses, aviation height notices, solar PV viability. The map data that competitors don't capture, on the same platform as your buildings.
Prescription Act 1832 · BRE 209 · CAP 1096 · BSA 2022 HRB.
Six tabs covering every map-driven constraint
Each one with a legal hook UK property managers actually feel.
ELEVATION
Min, max, mean, slope, aspect
Capture the elevation profile and predominant aspect once. SAMRISK uses it for solar PV viability, surface-water drainage strategy, and BNG contour analysis. Phase 2 auto-pulls from Environment Agency LIDAR.
- Min / max / mean elevation in metres AOD
- Maximum slope percentage
- Dominant aspect — drives solar PV scoring
- Source captured (EA LIDAR / OS Terrain 50 / ground survey)
ELEVATION
ADJACENT BUILDINGS
Heights of neighbours — Rights of Light + BRE 209
Every neighbouring building with eaves, ridge, and storey heights. SAMRISK flags those that hit the BSA 2022 HRB threshold (≥18m or ≥7 storeys) and the ones with protected windows under the Prescription Act 1832. Vertical Sky Component values for BRE 209 daylight assessments.
- Eaves + ridge heights, storey count
- Distance and bearing from your site
- Rights of Light protected-window flag with 20-year period
- BRE 209 Vertical Sky Component
ADJACENT
DESIGNATIONS
Inside or near — every designation that bites
Green Belt, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, National Park, SSSI, SPA, SAC, Local Wildlife Site, AQMA, London View Management Framework, World Heritage Site buffer, Archaeological Priority Area. Each entry knows whether you're INSIDE or just nearby.
- 11 designation types
- Within / nearby toggle with distance
- Classification + official reference captured
- Effective from / until dates
DESIGNATIONS
DISTANCE
Distance to listed buildings, watercourses, schools…
Planning conditions and ecology assessments often hinge on the nearest-X. Capture distances to listed buildings, scheduled monuments, watercourses, AQMA boundaries, major roads, railways, schools, hospitals — once.
- 9 distance-to-feature categories
- Bearing in degrees + cardinal direction
- Linked supporting documents
- Pulls into the planning constraints summary
DISTANCE
AVIATION
Aerodrome safeguarding, helipad approaches
CAP 1096 height notices for aerodromes and helipads. Crane operation zones. Each entry records the maximum building height and AOD limit. Critical for any tall-building scheme inside a safeguarding zone.
- Aerodrome safeguarding (CAA CAP 1096)
- Helipad approach paths
- Crane operation zones
- Max height and max AOD captured
AVIATION
SOLAR
Solar PV viability and shading
Each roof or array as a row — capacity in kWp, annual yield, orientation, tilt. SAMRISK scores viability 0-100 from orientation + tilt for UK latitude. Shading obstructions tracked separately.
- Per-array capacity (kWp) and annual yield (kWh)
- Orientation + tilt with auto viability score
- UK-latitude scoring (S/35° = optimum)
- Shading obstructions catalogued separately
SOLAR
Site setting & heights — questions
Phase 1 ships manual entry — paste GeoJSON, or enter heights / distances directly. Phase 2 adds a MapLibre / OS Maps editor and a live pull from Environment Agency LIDAR + Natural England designations.