Street lights
Report a problem
To report urgent problems with street lights,
illuminated signs or bollards please contact the Street Lighting
Team on 0800 015 0452.
Report a non emergency repair.
In an out-of-hours emergency please call the number on
our contact
us page.
The more information you can give us the better (is the light
out altogether, going on/off, burning all day, intermittent),
include the number of the column if you can. If you cannot see this
then please state the exact location or adjacent house number.
What are the repair times?
Usually, outages are attended within 5 working days but we
cannot guarantee this during busy periods or in bad weather. If
there is a problem on the electricity cable feeding the column,
notification is sent to the Utility who will attend after
getting our report.
Leaning or damaged lamp columns
An Inspector will come out to assess the damage and then
determine how urgent the job is.
Can the lighting in my street be improved?
All changes including improvement requests will be considered by
the Authority and prioritised accordingly. We take into account age
and condition of the existing installation along with the light
output.
Street lights replacement programme
In July 2011 Rochdale Borough Council and Oldham Council
embarked on a joint programme of work to replace thousands of
street lights, signs and bollards, providing a safer environment
and a more energy efficient lighting system.
Over the next five years 40,000 street light columns across
Oldham and Rochdale boroughs will be replaced, together with a
range of illuminated signs, bollards, beacons and sub way lighting
that do not conform to current lighting standards throughout both
boroughs.
The new assets will be maintained for a further twenty years
under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract signed with the
Community Lighting Partnership, a consortium between Pell Frischmann Consulting
Engineers Ltd and Equitix
Ltd. E.ON U.K. Ltd is its principal
sub-contractor undertaking the replacement programme.
For more information
Public information days will be held as the replacement
programme progresses, giving residents a chance to look at the
plans, and find out more about the work. For more information visit
the Community Lighting Partnership website: www.clp.uk.com/oandr