Let us know how you get on. An increasing problem in rural areas is the spread of sports facilities, of various kinds, often with very intrusive lighting that is on until late in the evening six or seven nights a week. Members of the Farnham AS in Surrey have successfully objected to a planning application to site a golf-driving range at Halstock. The application was refused by the inspector on the grounds that the lighting scheme had an 'urbanising' effect on a rural area. This again demonstrates the importance of local societies keeping a close eye on planning applications and raising objections at an early stage.
Many people are unaware of the environmental impact of lighting installations until it is too late.
Contents Editor Graham Bryant 23 Lichfield Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire.