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This document defines a conflict area as referenced in BS 5489-1 Design of Road Lighting Part 1: Lighting of Roads and public amenity areas - code of practice, CIE standards, and EN 13201 - Road Lighting and provides lighting designers with guidance on lighting such areas and applying conflict areas.

PLG05 provides guidance for all people involved with exterior illuminated advertisements.

PLG26 supersedes Technical Report 26 Painting of Lighting Columns. This document will be of use to those improving or constructing minor structures.

British Standard BS5489-2: 2016 Code of practice for the design of road lighting, Lighting of tunnels, is the go-to Standard that defines and advises the lighting requirements in road tunnels. However, when is a tunnel not a tunnel? When it’s a short tunnel!. BS5489-2 defines a tunnel as being over 150m in length, but with motorway widening and other infrastructure projects, many highway bridges do not meet the full tunnel lighting requirements but need consideration for all road user groups. This is where PLG09 could be used.

This document updates and supersedes Technical report 23 Lighting of Cycle Tracks. It is a comprehensive review of current lighting standards and guidance and applies them to cycling infrastructure.

PLG01 (2017) offers guidance on selecting, installing & operating CMS (companion to PLG08 Guidance on the Application of Adaptive Lighting within the Public Realm).

This guide looks at the practice and application of adaptive lighting for road, street, pedestrian and public amenity lighting installations.

PLG06 has been developed to help those planning festive lights or other attachments to street lighting columns, furniture or buildings.

This document outlines good practice in lighting design & provides practical guidance on the production & assessment of lighting impacts within new developments.

This valuable report has been updated through the years and continues to provide clear guidance and remains the key document for all involved with High Mast Lighting and for any other particular use.

This guide has been developed to aid in the selection of lamp type and illuminance, updating research reported in Technical Report 29.