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Light pollution
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Comprises planning practice guidance focusing on how the planning system should be considered with regard to light. Covers: the light pollution considerations that need to be addressed; the factors that can be considered when assessing whether a development proposal might have implications for light pollution; factors relevant to considering where light shines; factors relevant to considering when light shines; factors relevant to considering how much light shines; factors relevant to considering possible ecological impacts of lighting; other information that could inform approaches to lighting and help to reduce light pollution.
Document History
Last updated: 1 November 2019 - Revised version of the guidance. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/light-pollution and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 6 March 2014.
Publisher Information
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was a UK Government department with responsibility for communities throughout the UK, with local investment supporting growth, creating jobs, delivering housing, overseeing local government, planning and building safety. They were previously known as the MHCLG, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.
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