Street lights
The responsibility for street lighting falls
with the authority who is responsible for the road that the
street lighting is placed in. In Cumbria this means that the
street light may fall under the responsibility of the highways
agency, Carlisle City Council or Cumbria highways.
Cumbria Highways believe that lighting of both
the road and footway contributes to improving safety, reducing
crime, helping business, improving the urban night-time environment
and encouraging walking and cycling after dark. Equally
we recognise the problems caused by light pollution and we
have policies and standards which take into account
location and environmental factors.
Cumbria County Council are responsible for the
majority of Cumbria’s roads. They manage and maintain some 50,000
road lighting units, illuminated signs and bollards.
Using road lighting columns
You may not use road lighting columns as
supports for advertising signs of any kind except where recognised
organisations (ie. Automobile Association or RAC) have been granted
permission for the erection of short-term temporary direction or
information signs.
You may not use road lighting columns as a
support or source of electrical supply for decorations without the
consent of the appropriate authority.
You cannot erect banners, flags or catenary
wires between two or more road lighting columns. Flower
baskets can be erected but they must be the "clamp on" type
and only where the road lighting column has been specifically
designed to carry the additional weight and wind loads of the
basket.