Street light removal, any tips?

[Vortigern]

So I have a brief to sort out the removal and re-instatement of a lamp post in the street. It is for a new build and the new house will get in the way of the street lamp. I am thinking Highways and streets department for this. I know DNO WPD will do the work but they say permission must be sought from the council first. Anyone had any experience with this kind of thing? Like how long the process and how much?

 

[buzzlightyear]

Like how long the process and how much?

should not take long a tipper truck to load it on and a couple of the local traveling cirque du soleil men.lol

 

[FatAlan]

My first arrest was a drunk driver who over cooked it on a bend and demolished a concrete lamp post in his VW caravanette. Was actually out walking a beat at about 2am!

 

[Dave OCD]

Generally if it's a council owned ['adopted'] street lighting column you would contact them to explain what was needed and they would instruct their contractor to carry out the work - at your expense. If it's an older column they might want to take the opportunity to renew it at the same time but you shouldn't have to foot the bill for that part. Edit - If this is one of several lights in the street and you want it moved by more than a couple of metres this can mess up the spacings and 'uniformity' of light and they could even insist on resiting it on the opposite side of the road, that's when things can get very costly with a new DNO supply etc.

 

[Chris1234]

Generally if it's a council owned ['adopted'] street lighting column you would contact them to explain what was needed and they would instruct their contractor to carry out the work - at your expense. If it's an older column they might want to take the opportunity to renew it at the same time but you shouldn't have to foot the bill for that part. Edit - If this is one of several lights in the street and you want it moved by more than a couple of metres this can mess up the spacings and 'uniformity' of light and they could even insist on resiting it on the opposite side of the road, that's when things can get very costly with a new DNO supply etc.

They also need to be a certain distance apart as it is a way of determining a speed limit

 

[FatAlan]

My first arrest was a drunk driver who over cooked it on a bend and demolished a concrete lamp post in his VW caravanette. Was actually out walking a beat at about 2am!

Yep, back in the day....1988! Imagine two uniform officers being out on the beat in a quiet residential area today! Pigs might fly! if you'll pardon the pun

 

[R-fur]

There are usually approved contractors who do this type of work. If you can find your local one they may be able to do the work with no council involvement. Lightways is the main contractor here, don't know if they cover your area.

 

[Zerax]

My first arrest was a drunk driver who over cooked it on a bend and demolished a concrete lamp post in his VW caravanette. Was actually out walking a beat at about 2am!

That's really bad... was the caravanette repairable ?

 

[Dave OCD]

There are usually approved contractors who do this type of work. If you can find your local one they may be able to do the work with no council involvement. Lightways is the main contractor here, don't know if they cover your area.

That would only work if the light wasn't owned by the Council as they would have to use their current maintenance contractor for anything to do with 'adopted lighting'.

 

[R-fur]

I think the councils in some areas have approved contractors who can work on their system, similar to ICPs who can make connections onto DNO network.

 

[Vortigern]

So had a look at the light in question today. Interestingly it is actually on the property of the client. Maybe I should be asking the council to remove it or relocate. I am thinking this may save the client a lot of money. Looks scary on site deep excavations with retaining walls all around!

 

[Dave OCD]

It may be on an agreed 'service strip' even though on private property or there could be a Wayleave agreement in place for it to be there - but if there isn't it gives you plenty of leverage.

 

[FatAlan]

That's really bad... was the caravanette repairable ?

Probably not. Wasn’t involved in the recovery as I was too busy wrestling with two drunks

 

[ian.settle1]

So I have a brief to sort out the removal and re-instatement of a lamp post in the street. It is for a new build and the new house will get in the way of the street lamp. I am thinking Highways and streets department for this. I know DNO WPD will do the work but they say permission must be sought from the council first. Anyone had any experience with this kind of thing? Like how long the process and how much?

Surely this would have been seen when the plans for planning permission for the new build where submitted

 

[Vortigern]

Surely this would have been seen

Q.E.D. on that under investigation