Move or remove streetlights
Who is this for?
For people wanting to move or remove up to 4 streetlights.
How long will it take?
3 months to provide you with a technical assessment.
4-6 months to provide you with a design and quote, depending on the complexity of your project.
3 months to construct, upon payment of quote and confirmation your site is ready.
Timeframes indicative only and subject to change based on demand.
How much will it cost?
We'll provide a quote after we complete the scoping and design of your project.
Application fee
| Application fee (plus 0.59% credit card surcharge) | $497.42 |
Design fee
| Project complexity | Design fee |
|---|---|
| Standard | $1,320 |
| Detailed | $3,300 |
| Complex | $6,600 |
* While the design fee is GST inclusive, the GST exclusive amount will be deducted from the access offer if proceeding, i.e. GST is not refunded
Other fees
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Construction costs | We will provide a quote |
| Cancellation fee | $550 |
The cost of an electricity supply is dependent on how much power you require. In most cases, the cost will be based on what we call the Distribution Low Voltage Connection Scheme.
Application process
Completed application and project information is required to commence design.
You’ve applied
1
You’ll receive a scope
2
You’ll receive design fee invoice
3
You’ll receive a quote for the delivery of the works
4
Let us know how we went
5
What to include with your application
Authority to Act
If you are not the Landowner, you must provide a signed letter from the Landowner(s) confirming that you have authority to act on their behalf. The letter must include the following:
- Full name of the Landowner(s) as per Landgate records
- Your full name
- Your role in relation to the project
- A clear statement authorising you to act on the Landowner’s behalf
- Date (must be no more than 12 months from application submission date)
- Signature of the Landowner(s) - (handwritten or digital signatures are acceptable)
Applications will not be accepted without this letter.
A site plan - PDF
Provides us with an understanding of your work site, the location of existing and new assets and help us to design your product. It will need to include:
- your property
- neighbouring properties
- the location of the supply point
- locations of existing and new streetlights
Site plan for moving or removing a streetlight
In order to provide a fast, accurate quote and advice on your new connection arrangement we require a comprehensive site plan with details of your current and/or proposed site layout. This includes but is not limited to the following information being clearly marked on your plan:
- the street name on which the property borders
- the full address of the property
- the nearest intersection (for rural properties it helps to locate the site)
- boundary or retaining walls at the side and front of the property - including depth of wall
- location of items such as letterboxes, garden beds, trees/stumps, driveways, crossovers
- detail or grades of any major inclines or slopes near the front boundary
- utility locations for water meters/pipes, gas pipes, sewer mains/connections and access points
- proposed location of streetlight (if being moved)
The standard alignment for our streetlights is:
- 2.7m from the lot boundary or
- 0.7m from the curb on a straight section of road, or
- 1.0m from the curb on curved sections of road with speed limits of 70km/h or less
If any of the streetlights will be located on water, gas or communications, the utility that owns them will need to approve it. You can find information on their methods in the Utility Code of Practice.
CAD site plan – required for five or more streetlights.
A CAD plan helps us better understand your work site and location of assets. We extract data from your plan to assist us with your design.
Please submit in DGN format with MGA94 Zone 50 coordinates and reference files,
CAD plan for moving or removing streetlights
For a CAD plan to be accepted it must clearly show:
- road lines
- kerb lines
- lot boundaries
- streetlight pole locations (latitude and longitude)
The plan can be provided in any of these formats - *.dxf, *.dgn, *.dwg.
Site photos
Help us understand your current connection arrangements and more easily identify potential site-specific issues. Photos will need to include:
- The extent of the worksite
- Any obstructions in the area
Site photos for streetlight installations
For a pillar site plan to be accepted, it must clearly show:
- taken from across the road
- mark-up of exact location of existing pole (with pole number/s) or new pole position
Example of site photos for existing poles
Example of site photos for new poles
Local Government (LG) authority
You must provide evidence of LG approval for your works. This can be via written approval or other documents.
Lighting equipment schedule
You must liaise with your Local Government (LG) for a lighting assessment and provide us with a complete lighting schedule before works can proceed.
Requirements of the lighting schedule include:
For each pole, provide:
- Pole height
- Outreach (single, double, etc.)
- Luminaire wattage
- Luminaire temperature
- Cross-arm details (if applicable)
- Decorative features (if required: pole colour, outreach colour, etc.)
Important Notes:
- Only LED streetlights are available; non-LED options are no longer supported.
- Lighting options must be approved by your Local Government
- Relocation involves removing the old streetlight (which will be taken away by us) and installing a new one at the proposed location.
- Refer to our catalogues for standard streetlights or decorative streetlights
Ready to move or remove streetlights
Once you’ve gotten the above, you are ready to apply.
FAQs
You will be charged a design fee upon lodging your application.
Once your project proceeds to construction phase the design fee, excluding GST, is deducted from the price on your Access Offer and Acceptance.
Sometimes your circumstances change and you may need to cancel or change the information within your application after you have submitted it to us.
If you wish to change the scope of work in your application we will first review the change and then either:
- continue the project with the variation and invoice you for any additional materials, design work and remobilisation costs incurred. We will typically only take this approach when the change is very minor.
or
- if the change is significant we will cancel your project. You will need to submit a new application with your new requirements.
For cancelled applications we will invoice you for the costs incurred up to the point of cancellation (time and materials). If construction work has already commenced we will refund the difference from your access offer less any costs incurred.