Sydenham Rugby Club have made a request to upgrade and install lights on the Waltham Park sports fields.

They're proposing to:

• Upgrade four existing lights to LEDs,
• Install three new LED lights and,
• Remove one existing light

The hours of operation would not change from their current times (4:30 to 8:30pm, Monday to Thursday).

The Council's Environment Health Team have assessed the light spill plan from the new LEDs and confirmed they comply with the district plan for glare and light spill. You can view the technical plans which include the specifications of the LED lights here.

The light will dim as it gets further away from the light source, this is shown on the map below by the different coloured lines. The red line (closest to the lights) shows where light will be most intense - approximately 150 lux. The indigo line (where light is furthest away) shows where light will be most dim - approximately 10 lux.

The plan shows lines elongated towards the centre of the park. This is because the lights will be focused into the park, rather than spilling onto nearby streets.