Issue - meetings

This report examines the results of the street lighting trials, which took place earlier this year and examines how this could be progressed, in line with the recommendations of the Executive.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to request further reports by January 2009 in support of specific variable lighting schemes that meet the criteria set out by the Executive .

(Officers informed Members that these further reports would be presented to the Neighbourhood Services Advisory Panel meeting in January 2009.)

 Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To deliver the appropriate levels of lighting to support communities using the least amount of energy.

Members considered a report, which examined the results of street lighting trials, which had taken place earlier in the year. Trials had taken place in Museum Street and Rawcliffe Bar Park and Ride site. The results had shown that overall the vast majority of people taking part in the trials did not notice any perceived difference in the various levels of lighting and that there had been no increase in crime as a result.  The report examined how this matter could be progressed, in line with the recommendations of the Executive.

Members were reminded that the trials had only been carried out on a small scale and that these results could not simply be extended to the larger scale situation. The positive outcome however suggested that there was scope to consider some further use of variable lighting levels in line with the Executive recommendations in the sustainable street lighting strategy of 23 October 2007.

Members expressed their support for the implementation of optimised lighting schemes in suitable areas. They requested Officers to draw up plans for different types of schemes and report back to EMAP in January 2009, prior to the budgets being set.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to request further reports by January 2009 in support of specific variable lighting schemes that meet the criteria set out by the Executive. ^1.

(Officers informed Members that these further reports would be presented to the Neighbourhood Services Advisory Panel meeting in January 2009.)

 Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To deliver the appropriate levels of lighting to support communities using the least amount of energy.