Issue - meetings

This report provides a brief overview of the code of practice ‘Well Lit Highways November 2004’ and asks Members to note and approve the recommended standards of highway lighting management.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to;

(i)         Note the report.

(ii)        Note the main recommendations in the Code of Practice 'Well Lit Highway' 2005, and note and approve the current progress towards meeting these recommendations, as set out in Annex 1.

Decision of the Executive Member

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

REASON:      The Council, as Highway Authority, has a legal duty to maintain the highway.  The Code of Practice may be considered to be a relevant consideration when the authority is the subject of claims or legal action by those seeking to establish non-compliance with these legal duties.

This report provided a brief overview of the code of practice ‘Well Lit Highways November 2004’ and asked Members to note and approve the recommended standards of highway lighting management. Members were presented with the following Options:

Option 1:       Members note the report and approve the measures being taken to comply with the recommendations as set out in Annex 1.

Option 2:       Members note the report and suggest any changes they would like to see be included in relation to the recommendations.

Option 3:       Members note the report and reject compliance with the Code and its recommendations.

The following was discussed:

• On page 212, point 7, the cyclical maintenance had been temporarily been put on hold, due to budget cuts and resources being diverted to vandalised lighting installations.
• The progress towards meeting the recommendations in the code of practice 'Well Lit Highway' 2005 was in line with the scrutiny topic on street lighting.
• Routine inspections were recommended but were not a legal requirement. However equipment was checked when it was visited.
• Lamp posts were no longer normally repainted as this was a non-essential cosmetic effect only.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to;

(i)         Note the report.

(ii)        Note the main recommendations in the Code of Practice 'Well Lit Highway' 2005, and note and approve the current progress towards meeting these recommendations, as set out in Annex 1, and in line with above Option 1.

Decision of the Executive Member

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

REASON:      The Council, as Highway Authority, has a legal duty to maintain the highway.  The Code of Practice may be considered to be a relevant consideration when the authority is the subject of claims or legal action by those seeking to establish non-compliance with these legal duties.