Section 278 highway lighting design
Specialist lighting design for changes to existing public highways. From a new access to a complex junction improvement, we assess how the works affect lighting, existing assets and electrical infrastructure.
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Section 38 highway lighting design
Lighting design for new roads intended for adoption. We help developers and civil engineering teams coordinate a practical lighting submission with the local highway authority’s requirements.
The scope
Support that fits your scheme.
- Lighting layouts and calculations for new residential roads, footways and shared spaces.
- Coordination with trees, driveways, parking, drainage, utilities and plot boundaries.
- Technical responses and support through construction, inspection and adoption.
What to send us
These details help us define the work and prepare a useful proposal. If some information is not available yet, tell us what stage you have reached.
- Latest highway and development layout
- Adopting authority and its lighting specification
- Utilities, landscape proposals and anticipated programme
Before you brief the design team
Your questions, answered.
When should lighting be considered on a new development?
Bring lighting into the highway layout early, while column positions, footways, trees, driveways and utility routes can still be coordinated. This helps identify conflicts before drawings progress to the adoption submission.
Can you work to the adopting authority’s specification?
Send the authority’s requirements with the current layout and any previous comments. We use these to define the lighting and electrical scope, document design assumptions and coordinate the submission. Acceptance remains with the adopting authority.
What information helps you prepare a quotation?
The site location, number and type of roads, latest layout, adopting authority, programme and required deliverables. Tell us whether the work is feasibility, a new submission, a design revision or support with an existing scheme.
Connected expertise
Lighting surveys and asset inspections
Reliable design starts with reliable site information. HDS surveys existing lighting to support asset management, upgrades, technical investigations and adoption.
Lighting design management and coordination
Specialist lighting input as part of your delivery team. We coordinate design information, reviews and interfaces so that lighting is considered throughout the project.
Case study / Relevant experience
Woodford Garden Village
Highway lighting design for a major residential regeneration scheme, coordinating new streets and public spaces.
Read the case studyLet’s define the next step
What does your
project need?
Design advice, an assessment or a product quotation.
Start with the details you have.