Architects and other built-environment professionals have just a few more days to respond to the City of London’s proposals for beefed up planning policies to cover the lighting of new developments and construction sites in the Square Mile.

The corporation’s consultation on its draft Lighting Supplementary Planning Document, which aims to reduce light pollution, cut back on unnecessary energy use and improve safety, closes on Friday this week.

The proposals follow the adoption of the Light & Darkness in the City strategy in 2018 and would require development teams to produce a “high-level lighting strategy” early in the design process for discussion in pre-application meetings.

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