Street lighting replacement programme

We are replacing all life expired lighting columns with new mild steel lighting columns and LED street lights.

• About the replacement street lights
• Resident guidance
• Timetables
• Contact

About the replacement street lights

Each new street light is connected to a computer management system allowing efficient monitoring of the electricity used and easier identification of street light faults, each new LED street light uses 60% of the electricity compared to an older style sodium street light significantly reducing our energy costs each year.

The street light replacement will include the disconnection and removal of the existing lighting column and the connection and installation of new steel lighting column with energy efficient LED street lights.

This work will be carried out by our London Borough of Richmond upon Thames street lighting Direct Labour Organisation.

Resident guidance

You may have received a letter, read the notice attached to the streetlight in your road, or received a notice on your car informing you that we are going to replace the streetlights in your road.

Each street light is usually replaced on the same day in the same place, some disruption to local parking is required during the replacement, parking notices will be advertised locally.

The full list of roads can be found below and this is regularly updated.

You can contact us if you need to discuss the street lighting works.

Dates and times

The work start dates for the replacement of the streetlights will be highlighted on the notice attached to the streetlights in your road, no later than one week before the start date of the work.

Work in your street will be between the hours of 8am and 5pm.

What happens on the day

If on the day when the streetlights are being replaced you need assistance related to the street lighting works, please only approach the site supervisor.

If you need to leave your house and your property is within the safe working zone or protected area for the engineers surrounding the streetlight please do so with care. If you have difficulty please attract the attention of the site supervisor.

Road closures

It may be necessary to close your road to through vehicle traffic while the work is in progress. Access for emergency services, deliveries and residents will be maintained at all times.

If you need to cross the road to avoid the pedestrian or site safety barriers, please do so with care and continue on safely past the site.

The EV charger will be temporarily removed when the lighting column is replaced.

Car parking

If parking signs or cones have been put out on your street in preparation of the street lighting works and/or you have received a letter on your car asking you to move your car for the duration of street lighting works, please repark your car legally, safely and courteously to other residents away from the street light and outside of the coned area.

When work is completed and the safety barriers have been removed, cars can be returned to their parking spaces.

Changes

Any changes to our work programme will be added to the website.

Timetables

Planned dates for our street light replacement work programme in residential streets.​

Principal roads

Principal roads are wider roads with 8 to 10 metre columns, and are often on bus routes. No work is currently planned on principal roads.

Residential roads

Residential roads have 5 metre columns. View upcoming works on residential roads:

Road	Area	Date	Whole or part road
The Avenue	Kew	27/08/24	Part Road
Kew Meadow Path	Kew	27/08/24	Part Road
Ship Lane	Mortlake	27/08/24	Part Road
Vineyard Path	Mortlake	27/08/24	Part Road
Medcroft Gardens	Sheen	27/08/24	Part Road
The Close	Richmond	27/08/24	Part Road
Mill Hill	Barnes	28/08/24	Whole Road
The Retreat	East Sheen	28/08/24	Part Road
South Worple Way	East Sheen	28/08/24	Part Road
Kew Green	Kew	29/08/24	Part Road
Strawberry Hill Footpath	Twickenham	30/08/24	Part Road
Houblon Road	Richmond	02/09/24 to 05/09/24	Part Road
Heath Road	Twickenham	30/09/2024	Part Road
The Green	Twickenham	30/09/2024	Part Road
The Green	Twickenham	01/10/2024	Part Road
The Green	Twickenham	02/10/2024	Part Road
The Green	Twickenham	03/10/2024	Part Road
Heath Road	Twickenham	04/10/2024	Part Road
The Green	Twickenham	04/10/2024	Part Road
Church Street	Twickenham	04/10/2024	Part Road

Contact

If you need to contact us to discuss the street lighting works:

• Email streetlighting@richmond.gov.uk 
• Telephone: 020 8891 1411