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Originally Posted by h0ughy
well they cant quite do that - 95% streetlighting is paid for by your local Council. You can make a formal complaint to your council and on your behalf they make the request to the electrical provider. in your request you can quote the requirements of the Australian standard outdoor lighting code AS 4282 .
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Hi David,
I contacted my electricity provider and was advised that I had to get permission from the council, who subsequently rejected it. Not satisfied, I then contacted my local member of parliament and he resolved the issue. Light shaded, me happy
Me 1, Council 0
Councils appear to be a law unto themselves. After having the light issue resolved, over the strong objections of the council, I applied for a building licence to build my observatory. Having beaten them over the light, they made my life difficult over the building of my observatory. In the end they granted the licence but stipulated that the pad had to be made with reinforced concrete
Unbelievable, but true. I then had to argue that a 2.5m x 2.5m pad with a fibreglass dome does not require reinforced concrete, as it was not a high load bearing surface. In the end they approved it without the need for reinforced concrete. Me 2, Council 0
The council don't like me and and the feelin' is completely mutual.
Cheers Peter