Lighting Supplementary Planning Document

City of London Corporation

Entrant's Summary: The Lighting SPD puts in place a methodology to ensure lighting design is considered as a holistic part of proposed developments. The SPD provides guidance on a broad range of topics related to lighting, including public safety, inclusion and accessibility, sustainability and biodiversity, residential amenity, and architecture and heritage. The SPD includes detailed technical guidance and introduces different lighting zones in the City, helping to ensure that the lighting of new developments contributes to a better balance between light and dark in the City, and uses the design of lighting to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.