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A new traditional light ( 021) Pitfour Terrace / High St. Timsbury
Sent to Bath and North East Somerset Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 9369816.
Moderated by Bath and North East Somerset Council at 15:16, Tuesday 5 May 2026
The new light, fiitted 2 days ago is very nice but is far too bright. It is dazzling / blinding in my living room and kitchen like a football spotlight and l can't sit at one end of my sofa! I have the same double windows upstairs but the light is much softer and tinted yellow fortunately, to protect bedrooms? 2 houses across the rd have the same problem like they are under a spotlight Can you reduce it in some way please. I currently do not have curtains but don't think this would make much difference.
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Whilst the new street light at the junction of the High Street / The Avenue is aesthetically pleasing, unfortunately not only is it much, much taller than its predecessor but far brighter. The light now shines directly into the principal rooms at the front of my house. The previous street light projected light downwards and did not cause the intrusion the new one does. Additionally where the light is far taller the LED lighting strip (as seen reflected in the last photo) points directly into the main bedroom. Since installation this light has prevented sleep, not helped by the fact that despite this being a village the light is on throughout the night! It has only just gone off 😞 Please - and surely - something can be done to rectify this? I have additional photos of the light nuisance from within my house should these be required.
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Thank you for your report, we are sorry to heard the new light is causing issues. We confirm your concerns have been passed onto our engineers for for review. We shall add further comments here in due course.
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Report changed ro private on behalf on resident.
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Further to above, we are sorry to hear you are experiencing problems with the brightness of the light, and we understand your concerns.
We are happy to assist and can confirm that we have contacted the manufacturer of the lantern for confirmation of the available shielding options. We are currently awaiting their response.
Regarding the dimming of the lantern, we confirm that for newly installed lanterns, the dimming programme can take a few days to register and begin operating correctly.
We apologise for the delay in resolving this matter for you and your neighbours, and we will be in touch again as soon as we can.
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In addition to the above, we asked our contractors to attend site today and fit a shield. They confirm they fitted a side shield to the lantern, which we hope will help reduce the brightness for you.
We hope this has provided some improvement, but please note this is only a temporary measure while we work towards a permanent solution.
If you would like to add further comments or photos here please do so we know if the shield has been of any benefit.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
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Further to above, this report is now closed as we understand the issue has been resolved. When we have further information regarding shielding for this lantern we have a permanent solution. This report is now closed.
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.