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<p>The Government is taking a number of steps to encourage local authorities to address
light pollution.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework includes consideration
of the impact of light pollution on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and
nature conservation. The Department for Communities and Local Government has also
published additional guidance setting out when light pollution is relevant to planning,
which the Government asks all local authorities to have regard to when considering
planning decisions: <a href="http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/guidance/light-pollution/"
target="_blank">http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/guidance/light-pollution/</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Other Government action includes encouragement for local authorities to introduce
LED street lighting where it is economically feasible to do so, in order to reduce
glare. Defra has also supported applications from National Parks, such as Exmoor and
South Downs, to become International Dark Sky Parks or Reserves.</p>
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