Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing)

A review of the street lighting service has been undertaken to identify opportunities to minimise the future costs of the street lighting service whilst seeking opportunities to improve the service.

The review considered the approach other local authorities have taken to reduce the costs of the street lighting service by energy saving including trimming, dimming, replacement of columns and lanterns. It also considered opportunities to reduce associated energy and maintenance costs for other highways electrical street furniture including bollards and signs. This report presents the business case for the replacement of lanterns by LED lanterns and its proposed actions for approval.

The Executive is asked to comment on the business case and to support the undertaking of the two complimentary programmes (street lighting improvement programme and the highways electrical assets improvement programme).

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson, 0161-474-4351, sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to approve a business case for the replacement of existing street lighting lanterns with LED lanterns, and for the replacement of other highway electrical assets. The business case had been developed following a review of the Street Lighting service that had identified opportunities to minimise costs while improving the service. The proposed approached would reduce maintenance and energy costs, improve the quality of lighting and benefit public safety.

RESOLVED – That the proposed Street Lighting Improvement and the Highways Electrical Assets Improvement Programmes be approved.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report sets out business case and proposed actions following a review of the street lighting service which has been undertaken to identify opportunities to minimise the future costs of the street lighting service whilst seeking opportunities to improve the service.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the business case and support that the two complementary programmes (Streetlighting Improvement Programme and the Highways Electrical Assets Improvement Programme) are undertaken.

Officer Contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out a business case and proposed actions following a review of the street lighting service which had been undertaken in order to identify opportunities to minimise the future costs of the street lighting service whilst seeking opportunities to improve the service.

The review considered the approach which other local authorities had taken to reduce the costs of the street lighting service by energy saving including trimming, dimming, replacement of columns and lanterns. It also considered opportunities to reduce associated energy and maintenance costs for other highways electrical street furniture including bollards and signs. The report presented the business case for the replacement of the existing lanterns by LED lanterns.

The Executive Councillor (Communities and Housing) (Councillor Sheila Bailey) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

The report would be considered by the Executive at its meeting to be held on 14 March 2017.

The following comments were made/issue raised:-

·         There were already quite a lot of LED lights in Stockport and the major complaints about them centred around the glare and their impact on the illumination of residents’ gardens. Attempts would be made to try and address these issues.

·         The effect of the LED lights needed to be monitored and communicated effectively to residents.

·         The Council was proposing to use one type of LED lighting as this was the more cost effective option than using different types.

·         The aim was that the Streetlighting Investment Programme would tie in with the next stage of the Highways Investment Programme so that the installation of the new lanterns and replacement and repositioning of some of the columns did not affect recent highway improvements.

RESOLVED – That the Executive Meeting be recommended to approve that the two years complimentary programmes (Streetlighting Improvement Programme and the Highways Electrical Assets Improvement Programme) are undertaken.