Street Lighting Policy

Requests for additional Street Lighting will be considered using the following factors prior to the commencement of any work, subject to available funding:

• impact on existing lighting schemes
• impact on other stakeholders
• road safety issues
• maintenance implications
• ownership of the land
• crime statistics
• volume of night-time usage
• alternate illuminated routes available
• proximity of power supply
• budgetary constraints

Any new scheme must achieve relevant standards and a risk based approach will be adopted that balances the risks presented against the costs associated with a new street lighting scheme.

The Council will only consider requests to provide new street lighting in alleyways or informal parking areas where there is high night-time use and history of crime or anti- social behaviour and addition to the aforementioned key factors.