Street lighting consultation open

Leicestershire County Council continues to face significant financial challenges with the authority's budget gap set to rise to nearly £90m by 2026. The council is also committed to reducing the impact of climate change.

Through its Medium-Term Financial Strategy, the council has identified potential savings of approximately £500,000 with a street lighting proposal, which also reduces energy consumption by 1.508m kWh and carbon emissions by 315 tonnes a year.

Following approval at the Cabinet on 23 June 2023, the council is now launching a consultation to seek views on dimming most streetlights in the county.

To have your say, visit leicestershire.gov.uk/street-lighting-consultation(link is external) The consultation runs until Thursday 3 August 2023.