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Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to enquire the following information relating to the installation and maintenance of street lights.

I would like to request:

1. Has the council installed any energy efficient street lighting in the last five years, such as replacing halogen bulbs with LED street lights?

2. If the council is in the process of installing any energy efficient street lighting, please confirm when the council started to do this and provide an estimate of when the council expects to have switched all street lights to energy efficient street lighting.

3. How much did the council spend on running, installing and maintaining street lighting under the council’s jurisdiction in 2015, 2016 and 2017?

4. How much does the council estimate they will spend on running, installing and maintaining street lighting under the council’s jurisdiction in 2018?

5. How many complaints were received in relation to new energy efficient street lighting, if any, during 2017?

6. Please estimate how much money the council currently saves following the installation of any energy efficient street lighting on a monthly and annual basis?

If the following questions do not fall under your jurisdiction, please can you provide the name of the organisation and contact details who manage street lighting within your designated territory.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Armstrong

Residents Services FOI, Hillingdon Borough Council

Dear Tom, 

I am writing in response to your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, received 31/01/2018. 

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have 20 working days to
respond to your request. Therefore the deadline for our response is
28/02/2018.

 

If we require further information or clarification from you in order to
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before we can respond we will contact you shortly.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Claire Varley
Members Enquiries & Complaints Coordinator
Residents Services
Hillingdon Council
tel: 6015
external: 01895 556015
[1]www.hillingdon.gov.uk

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FOI ., Hillingdon Borough Council

FOI 6471850

Dear Tom,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information below.

 

As I understand it you are seeking to know:

 

1. Has the council installed any energy efficient street lighting in the
last five years, such as replacing halogen bulbs with LED street lights?
LED replacement project started in 2017.
2. If the council is in the process of installing any energy efficient
street lighting, please confirm when the council started to do this and
provide an estimate of when the council expects to have switched all
street lights to energy efficient street lighting.
Expected to complete by the end of August 2018.
3. How much did the council spend on running, installing and maintaining
street lighting under the council's jurisdiction in 2015, 2016 and 2017?
Revenue Funding for maintaining the existing street lighting assets
(excludes any capital funding i.e. schemes)
2015/16 -  2,362,536.21
2016/17 -  £2,373,798.94
2017/18 - £1,522,789 (end of January 18)
4. How much does the council estimate they will spend on running,
installing and maintaining street lighting under the council's
jurisdiction in 2018?
2018/19 - Approx £1,200,000 
5. How many complaints were received in relation to new energy efficient
street lighting, if any, during 2017?
80
6. Please estimate how much money the council currently saves following
the installation of any energy efficient street lighting on a monthly and
annual basis? 
Following the installation of LED we project to save
£660,000 - Annually 
£55,000 - Monthly

 

If you have any queries regarding this matter please do not hesitate to
contact me.

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Office Managing Partner, Legal Services, Civic Centre, High St, Uxbridge,
UB8 1UW (or via email to [1][Hillingdon Borough Council request email] marked for the attention
of the Office Managing Partner).

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
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the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Siobhan Tierney

Senior Technical Support Officer
Legal Services (3E 04)
London Borough of Hillingdon
Civic Centre
High Street
Uxbridge
UB8 1UW
01895 55(6923)

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