Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space TechnologiesFound: However, the competing interests of science (such as astronomers wishing to retain dark skies for their
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space TechnologiesFound: to reduce environmental impacts.123 Addressing Addressing concerns of different communi ties over Dark
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: UK AstronomyFound: Clwydian Range and Dee Valley has a dark skies initiative. How successful are such initiatives?
Apr. 03 2024
Source Page: Recovered appeal: land at Cruxton Farm, Cruxton Lane, Cruxton (ref: 3317593 - 3 April 2024)Found: For the reasons given at IR127 he agrees that there would effectively be no loss of dark skies as a
Mar. 06 2024
Source Page: National Networks National Policy StatementFound: This should include any noise and /or light pollution effects, including on local amenity, dark skies
Mar. 06 2024
Source Page: National Networks National Policy StatementFound: This should include any noise and /or light pollution effects, including on local amenity, dark skies
Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) policy strikes me as one of those rare things: a potential Brexit benefit; a silver lining to a deep, dark - Speech Link
2: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley) that farming is complex; pressures are being placed on the sector from all sides, including from the skies - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of current planning legislation in limiting light pollution of the night skies in England.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The National Planning Policy Framework states that planning policies and decisions should “limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation.”
The character of the area and the surrounding environment is already a material consideration about what will be considered an appropriate level of lighting for a development. This applies to both new housing and new commercial developments.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Ludford (LD - Life peer) provoke action, as well as reflection on the vow of “never again”.Dov Forman also commented on how“this dark - Speech Link
2: Lord Pickles (Con - Life peer) It was a day like this when we first came here, a warm, sunny day, blue skies with cotton-wool clouds - Speech Link
3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) I love the Labour Party—I have been a member for nearly 40 years—but this was a very dark time in our - Speech Link
Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Recovered appeal: land adjacent to HMP Springhill and HMP Grendon, Springhill Road, Grendon Underwood (ref: 3307860 - 30 January 2024)Found: • Limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on loca l amenity, intrinsically dark