Introduce 'Right To Dark' law for home and business properties

Make a law that would make any artificial light trespass from one property to neighbouring properties an offence. Such lighting would include: security, safety, decorative and business display lighting.

This petition closed on 9 Aug 2023 with 1,697 signatures


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To protect an individual’s right to have a natural dark environment after sunset to the exterior of their home and/or business property.

In summary; ‘The Right to Dark Law: No party, whilst illuminating their own property, shall illuminate the exterior of neighbouring and/or nearby properties. The aggrieved parties shall have the legal right to demand that such light trespass be addressed and removed.'


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