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Question from Mr Jim
Borcherds
 

The Council noted that a response to the question
submitted by Mr Borcherds regarding the
principles the Council had in place for new and existing external
lighting on buildings and structures in the town with respect to
wildlife and dark skies had been published in the supplementary
agenda for the meeting.
Mr Borcherds was present at the meeting and he asked
the following supplementary question:
 
“In view of the amount of
unnecessary lighting both in the Stevenage Bus Interchange and the
new Railway Station Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP), can SBC urgently
produce a Strategy document on lighting across the town so that the
correct lighting can be installed in the right places, cutting
light pollution whilst at the same time enabling people to move
about safely?”
 
The Portfolio Holder for
Environment & Performance (Councillor Simon Speller) replied
that he would ask officers to look at the lighting levels at the
Bus Interchange and new Railway Station MSCP.  He commented that lighting standards should be
applied on all planning applications, with the strategy document
overseeing such matters being the Stevenage Local Plan.  He offered to invite Mr Borcherds to a meeting with him, the Assistant
Director (Planning & Regulation) and the Engineering Services
Manager to discuss the matter in more detail.