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Woman takes Barnet Council to court over LED street lights

Times series

By Simon Allin

April 22, 2023

A Barnet resident has spent more than £18,000 battling the council over claims new streetlights are harming her health.

Sasha Rodoy, who lives in Friern Barnet, says the glare from the LED lights installed by Barnet Council is “painful” and disturbs her sleep – and she wants the authority to replace them with low-intensity, amber-coloured lights.

Sasha says she suffers from photophobia – a heightened sensitivity to light – caused by eye surgery several years ago, and her condition has been exacerbated by the installation of the LED lamps because of the blue light rays they emit.