Lighting: Pollution Control
(asked on 5th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to minimise light pollution in (a) existing street lighting, (b) new housing and (c) new commercial developments.
This question was answered on 16th May 2023
The management of street lighting in England is the responsibility of local highway authorities.
Our planning policy is clear that by encouraging good design, planning policies and decisions should limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light.