street lighting

[meandher 1]

Did I read that the council plan to turn off the street lighting on hammonds place and west place in the new financial year?.

[neo 6]

In the November meeting minutes HERE  There is reference to Part Night Lighting.  Part night lighting is where streetlights switch on at dusk and remain alight until around midnight, when they switch off. They then switch on again at around 5.30am and remain alight until dawn.

 

Gobowen has been selcted as an area by Shropshire Council for Part Night Lighting.  There is more information here http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/streetlighting.nsf/open/E3406493DB9E41C080257952003E2C6A

[meandher 1]

In the November meeting minutes HERE  There is reference to Part Night Lighting.  Part night lighting is where streetlights switch on at dusk and remain alight until around midnight, when they switch off. They then switch on again at around 5.30am and remain alight until dawn.

 

Gobowen has been selcted as an area by Shropshire Council for Part Night Lighting.  There is more information here http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/streetlighting.nsf/open/E3406493DB9E41C080257952003E2C6A

Neo,thank you for your speedy responce.It does worry me that the apparent reduced police pesence in the village and reduced lighting will only aid the local thieves and increased antisocial behavior,leading to increased insurance costs.

[Gardner 10]

It's possible to argue the opposite:

 

To be anti-social you need to see what you're doing. For instance, drunk people tend to throw their beer bottles to smash them, but they need to see the target. Those that take drugs need to be able to see what they are doing.

 

The police are already being cut back.

[Parish Clerk 3]

The majority of the lights in Hammonds Place and West Place are owned by the Parish Council and the Parish Council does not have any plans currently to convert these lights to part night lighting. However it is something that the Parish Council may look at in the next financial year, but no decsions have been made as to the proposed locations and the public will be asked for comments on any proposals.

Shropshire Council are however converting some of the lights that they are responsible for in the parish to part night lighting however I am not sure which lights they are considering as we have not yet received detailed maps.