Lighting Asset Location Data
Case reference FOI2026/01598
Received 30 July 2026
Published 5 August 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request a copy of the lighting asset location data held by your authority.
Specifically, I request:
1. The geographic location of lighting assets maintained by your authority.
2. Coordinates for each asset, preferably as latitude and longitude, although alternative coordinate systems (e.g. British National Grid Easting/Northing) would also be acceptable.
3. Any unique asset identifier associated with each light, where available.
4. The date or timeframe in which the data was last updated or collected.
5. Where available, information on the operational hours of the lighting asset (for example, dusk-to-dawn operation, part-night lighting schedules, or other programmed operating times).
6. Where available, information on the height, lighting type, or asset classification (e.g. LED lantern, column height, bollard lighting, floodlighting, or other recorded asset characteristics).
Response
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find the answers to your queries below:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request a copy of the lighting asset location data held by your authority.
Specifically, I request:
1. The geographic location of lighting assets maintained by your authority.
Please find information on location of our lighting assets attached.
2. Coordinates for each asset, preferably as latitude and longitude, although alternative coordinate systems (e.g. British National Grid Easting/Northing) would also be acceptable.
We do not hold this information.
3. Any unique asset identifier associated with each light, where available.
Please see attached, per the reference numbers associated with each light.
4. The date or timeframe in which the data was last updated or collected.
March 2026.
5. Where available, information on the operational hours of the lighting asset (for example, dusk-to-dawn operation, part-night lighting schedules, or other programmed operating times).
The schedule is based on daylight hours and is controlled by sensors that detect ambient light levels.
6. Where available, information on the height, lighting type, or asset classification (e.g. LED lantern, column height, bollard lighting, floodlighting, or other recorded asset characteristics).
As per the attached spreadsheet.
Please note that the majority of the lampposts in the Borough are owned and managed by Surrey County Council – Guildford Borough Council only own and maintain a small number of older street lights such as the sox and mercury variety.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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