1.
That the Committee supports Option 1,
Part Night Lighting – ‘what we have at the
moment’ - subject to:
·
Maintaining the current summer and winter hours of
operation
·
Maintaining the current all night operation
in:
o
busy main roads;
o
town centres;
o
places where the police say it may lead to more
crimes;
o
places with sheltered housing and where vulnerable
people live;
o
places with emergency services, hospitals and
nursing homes;
o
pedestrian crossings, subways and alleyways that go
to an all-night lit road;
o
where there are speed humps, roundabouts and traffic
islands;
o
roads that have local authority or police CCTV
cameras; and
o
footpaths that may have or might be unsafe next to
roads.
·
All night lighting being extended to areas where
there is high public demand for it, and in densely populated urban
areas on the outskirts of Maidstone, and in rural areas where there
are train stations or other transport or employment
hubs.
2.
That the Committee support the dimming of lights
between Midnight and 5am to reduce light pollution and save energy.
It does not support dimming lights at other times because of the
needs of commuters and shift workers.
3.
That the Committee requests that KCC undertakes
ongoing monitoring of the statistical linkage between accidents and
reduced/dimmed lighting – particularly in the pre-dawn period
in winter months, and reviews lighting arrangements
accordingly.