List of Norfolk roads where street lights could go off

Norfolk County Council has released the list of roads where it is proposing turning out the lights next year - as consultation gets under way on the authority's budget proposals.

The Conservative-controlled council previously revealed it proposed to switch off another 2pc of its 53,000 lights, on top of around a thousand it agreed to turn off this year.

But it has now revealed where the lights could go off - with132 streets across the county potentially going dark.

A thousand more street lights could be turned off (Image: LDRS)

The council says the street lights are on what it describes as industrial roads.

Attleborough is one of the places where street lights could be switched off (Image: Mike Page)

They are in urban areas such as Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn, Fakenham, Dereham, Wymondham, Attleborough and Thetford, but also smaller settlements such as Loddon, Little Cressingham, Tharston and Hingham.

Critics have raised concerns that switching off street lights could lead to people feeling unsafe.

The council says it will consult with Norfolk police to ensure all areas are suitable for switch-off, and if they fail the assessment, alternative streets will need to be found.

The saving has been mooted as part of the Conservative-controlled council's proposals to help plug a £45m gap in its budget for next year.

The street light switch off is one of the proposals, along with cutting spending on adult social care and children's services, put forward to save £33m of the £45m target.

The public is being invited to take part in consultation over the street lights, along with a potential to increase council tax by 3pc, 5pc or more than 5pc.

This would see an average Band D property’s council tax go up by £50, up to £84 or more than £84 a year.

People are also invited to have their say on a proposal to cut spending on housing related support by £2m.

Andrew Jamieson, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for finance (Image: Norfolk County Council)

Andrew Jamieson, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for finance, said: "Some of the savings we are proposing are not savings we want to make, but are forced on us by significant increases in demand and demographic changes in a climate of continued government underfunding."

The consultation, which runs until Monday, December 16 is at https://norfolk.citizenspace.com/consultation/budgetconsultation2025-26/

Street lights could go out in part of Wymondham (Image: Mike Page)

The roads where lights could be switched off...

Attleborough: Haverscroft Industrial Estate, Maurice Gaymer Road

Bradwell: Edison Way, Faraday Road, James Watt Close, Lefevre Way, Shuttleworth Close, Vanguard Road, Viking Road, Hewett Road

Dereham: Bertie Ward Way, Hall Lane, Greens Road, Rash's Green

Diss: Owen Road

Downham Market: Sovereign Way

Fakenham: Garrood Drive, Millers Close, Wymans Way, Enterprise Way, George Edwards Road

Great Yarmouth: Beevor Road, Bloomfield Road, Fenner Road, Fish Wharf, Monument Road, Salmon Road, Suffling Road, Swanstons Road, Pommers Lane, Battery Road, Middle Road East, Middle Road West, Admiralty Road, Bessemer Way, Brinell Way, Owen Road, Harfreys Road, Boundary Road

Harleston: Fuller Road, Speedwell Way, Mayflower Way

Hellesdon: Alston Road, Hellesdon Park Road

Hingham: Ironside Way

King’s Lynn: Acer Road, Bryggen Road, Denney Road, Friesian Way, Hamlin Way, Hereford Way, Horsleys Fields, Larch Road, Maple Road, Paxman Road, Piper Road, Rollesby Road, Rowan Road, Simon Scotland Road, Horseley Chase, Bergen Way, Beveridge Way, Estuary Road, Greenyard Way, Hamburg Way, Hansa Road

Little Cressingham: Threxton Road Industrial Estate

Loddon: Little Money Road

North Walsham: Cornish Way, Gaymers Way, Stanford Tuck Road, Folgate Road, Laundry Loke

Norwich: Auster Close, Beech Drive, Burnet Road, Burton Close, Burton Road, Caley Close, Concorde Road, Delta Close, Diamond Road, Frensham Road, Javelin Road, Liberator Road, Meteor Close, Naylor Road, Page Road, Spitfire Road, Barrow Close, Brunel Way, Albertine Close, Hellesdon Hall Road, Hurricane Way, Mason Road, Spar Road, Vulcan Road South, Whiffler Road, Europa Way, Bessemer Road, Whiting Road, Charles Watling Way, Francis Way, Jarrold Way, Kingsway, Morgan Way, Paddock Street, Robberds Way, Marriott Close, Barker Street, Barnard Road

Sprowston: Pinetrees Road

Tharston: Salamanca Road, Wellesley Road, Wellington Road

Thetford: Baird Way, Brickfields Way, Brunel Way, Lodge Way, Roman Way, Rutherford Way, St Helens Way, Telford Way, Burrell Way, Caxton Way, Fison Way, Howlett Way, Stephenson Way

Thorpe St Andrew: Central Avenue, Northside

Wymondham: Valley Side, Ayton Road