In response to requests by the Croydon Golf Links Estate Residents’ Association for additional street lighting, Council Engineers reviewed street lighting in the Estate and found that light levels could be improved in accordance with the Maroondah Public Lighting Policy and the relevant Australian Standard (AS/NZS 1158.3.1:2020). Council’s Policy aims to balance the provision of public lighting to a minimum standard with the principle to avoid over-lighting.
In undertaking the review, consideration was given to the unique character of the Estate in the context of the area’s amenity and the potential impact of public lighting. Under Council’s Maroondah Public Lighting Policy, Council has a duty of care to light the precinct to at least a reasonable standard.
Accordingly, Council installed ten (10) additional lights throughout the Croydon Golf Links Estate in a staged approach across the 2022/23 to 2025/26 financial years. The ten locations were selected to provide a reasonable level of lighting for the Estate based on the following principles:
- Improve safety and access at night for all road users
- All mid-block sections achieve the minimum lighting standard or approach this standard
- Lighting levels accord with the Council Policy principle to avoid over-lighting
- With sensitivity to the history and character of the Estate, the lighting levels aim to maintain the semi-rural amenity of the Estate.
As part of the installation process, pre-installation light spill assessments were commissioned to ensure that the illuminance from each proposed street light is concentrated on the road, and that light spill onto adjacent properties is limited and acceptable in accordance with the relevant Australian Standard (AS/NZS 4282:2019).