The Council is turning off some of its streetlights when most residents are asleep between the hours of midnight and 5am.  Streetlights in town centres where there is a strong night-time economy, areas where there is CCTV, and along main roads, will remain on or will be dimmed. 

Residents can see for themselves where and when streetlights will be turned off or dimmed between the hours of midnight and 5am with an interactive map on the Council website.    

January 2024

• Next phase of green initiative to cut carbon emissions and light pollution by turning off or dimming streetlights 

October 2023

• Green initiative rolls out to cut carbon emissions, costs, and light pollution by turning off or dimming streetlights

Some streetlights are switched off part of the night

Some of our street lights are switched off for part of the night, usually between the hours of midnight and 5am. This will reduce light pollution and help meet the Council's ambition to become Carbon Neutral by 2030.

Streetlights that are turned off part of the night are shown as pink dots on the interactive map below. Before reporting a light not working overnight, please check on the map below to see if its in an area where lights should be off part of the night. You can zoom in to an area that shows pink dots to check which lights in the area will be off part of the night.

BBC story:

Streetlights in Carbis Bay, St Columb Major, St Neot and Treverbyn Parish will be switched off or dimmed at night

Lisa Young

BBC News, Cornwall

Published
1 June 2024

More streetlights across Cornwall will be turned off or dimmed during the night.

This should cut light pollution to help nocturnal wildlife, save money on energy and protect the county's designated Dark Skies areas, Cornwall Council said.

Streetlights in Carbis Bay, St Columb Major, St Neot and Treverbyn Parish will be switched off or dimmed between midnight and 05:00 BST.

The council confirmed streetlights in town centres which are busy at night, areas where there is CCTV and along main roads will stay on or be dimmed.

Image source, Cornwall Council

The interactive map on the Cornwall Council website will show which streetlights are affected

An interactive map, external on the Cornwall Council website will show which streetlights will be affected.