BACKGROUND AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
The Council as Highway Authority may provide lighting for the
purposes of any Highway or proposed Highway for which they are or
will be the Highway Authority under section 97 and 98 of the
Highways Act 1980.
The provision of street lighting services within Bath and North
East Somerset Councils area is complex. To formally document how
services are to be provided, several Policies dealing with specific
subject areas have been written which, when read in full, will form
an overall effective strategy being provided.
Presently, three elements of the policy have been written,
whilst the other sections are yet to be completed. They are as
follows:
(Please click any of the titles below to view the policy
document. You can also download a printable PDF version of the
document from each applicable page)
By adopting this type of framework the formal policies can take
on the good practices from the predecessor Authorities and be
continually reviewed taking into account the latest developments in
social, technology, environmental and political factors likely to
effect the provision and maintenance of street lighting
services.
The above un-written policies will be developed in the coming
months to ensure the current verbal policy is documented and these
will be placed before the Councils Executive for formal approval at
the appropriate time.
