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Some councils find that, in addition to developing a Sustainable Public Lighting Action Plan, it is helpful to develop an overarching public lighting policy or strategy, which incorporates environmental concerns as well as aesthetic, safety, economic and other considerations.
This approach has the potential to provide both a higher level commitment to sustainable public lighting and a framework for systematically managing public lighting while meeting environmental obligations and performance goals. If your council already has a public lighting policy, environmental considerations may be included through a review process.
When developing a strategy, it is important to incorporate a continuous improvement process of "plan, do, review and improve". Within the strategy you need to identify: - the benefits of sustainable public lighting for your council
- the opportunities available to accelerate the uptake of sustainable public lighting
- the changes needed to accelerate the uptake of sustainable public lighting
- how opportunities identified can be realised
- how and when these opportunities can be delivered, such as through a sustainable public lighting action plan or action group.
Cambridgeshire, England, [date unknown]
Cambridgeshire in England owns and maintains most of its street lighting assets. The Cambridgeshire Street Lighting Policy [PDF 96KB] is a good example of a policy that considers sustainability via its obligations to Agenda 21, its priorities for energy efficiency and considerations of the effects of stray light.
See the International Context page for more information on international initiatives.
City of Port Philip, Victoria, 2004
The City of Port Phillip's Lighting Strategy 2004 was developed to ensure that council engineers, planners and designers adopted a consistent and coordinated approach to lighting between 2004 - 2009. A lighting consultant was engaged to review the previous lighting strategy and develop a new one that balanced the community's needs and technical compliance within the context of sustainability.
Bankstown City Council, New South Wales, 2003
Bankstown City Council Public Lighting Strategy (2003).
City of Melbourne, Victoria, 2002
The City of Melbourne Public Lighting Strategy focuses on a coordinated approach to outdoor lighting and defines issues, identifies objectives, and helps to set priorities for lighting initiatives in Melbourne.
Adelaide City Council, South Australia, 2005
Council Policy: Lighting Policy and Operating Guidelines: Lighting Policy contain Adelaide City Council's public lighting policy. Although these documents are not available for public viewing, a presentation about the lighting policy is available. For more information, contact the Senior Lighting Designer via the switchboard, Ph: +61 (0)8 8203 7777.
City of Yarra, Victoria, 2005
City of Yarra Draft Public Lighting Policy (2005) Note: Although the Policy available for download indicates it is a draft, it is actually the final version of the Policy that was approved by council.
The City of Mitcham, South Australia, 2000
The Street Lighting – Energy Efficiency policy requires that efficient lamps be used for new developments and spot replacements. Council planners and technical staff have been implementing it since 2000. For more information contact the Civil Project Engineer at the City of Mitcham, Ph: +61 (0)8 8372 8131.
The City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria
The City of Greater Bendigo's Public Lighting Policy is being developed through a Steering Committee with representatives from Capital Works, Strategic Planning, Economic Development, Planning and Engineering Services. Origin Energy has also provided technical input. It is anticipated the policy will be included in the city’s Infrastructure Guidelines and become part of Council’s Planning Scheme. For more information contact the Environmental Sustainable Development Officer at the City of Greater Bendigo via the switchboard, Ph: +61 (0)3 5434 6000.
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