Technical lighting design guidance

New guidance created by Cotswold National Landscape.

The primary purpose of this guidance is to provide technical specifications and advice
for planning proposals with lighting elements within and around the CNL that may
impact on the special quality of the dark sky. It is to provide the greatest opportunity
to all relevant local authorities to ‘seek to further’ the purpose of conserving and
enhancing the natural beauty – which includes the night sky – strengthened under
the Levelling up and Regeneration Act 2023.

The secondary purpose is to provide general advice on how to install lighting properly
and reduce and avoid light pollution for any installation.

Its aim is to foster behavioural change to reduce, avoid, and mitigate light pollution
by effective design using industry standard best practice.