Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112294

Lighting: Pollution Control

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

James Naish

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enforce restrictions against nuisance light pollution under the The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government has put in place a range of measures to ensure that light pollution is effectively managed through the statutory nuisance regime. Local authorities have a duty to investigate complaints about light emitted from premises which could constitu...

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