Floodlights for School - Help Needed

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Hi, we are all going to ensure our school is floodlit before winter. We have the labour, we are all contributing to the cost so we are raring to get going. So, where and how do we start please? Who has done this. Any advice gratefully received and with many thanks..........
 
planning permission mainly. Plus you'll also have to consider light pollution/being overlooked by other people - will it have an affect on their homes etc
 
Planning permission stopped our's. However "security lights" fitted to buildings and temporary portable light towers (like they use for motorway roadworks) do not need planning consent.
 
If planning permission for floodlights is likely to cause a problem then consider buying workmans twin floodloghts on stands. They cost around £20 each (2 floodlights on stand) & you can bring them out & put them away as you want. So for 4 of them ( one on each corner of school) & an extension lead it should be done for around £100 or just over.
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ah im loving the ideas, i dont think floodlights would be an issue, yo owns about 95 acres of land and the only house that can actually be seen from most of it is his and his mums, the next house is someone who has a horse at the yard and the nearest yard pays an extra 15 a month for access to the school so im hoping theyd be supportive. BUT like you said, its a hassle and i really like the workmans twin floodlights on stands. so next question where would we buy those from? i am an ebay fan so ill check there but guessing not probably! thanks guys.
 
If you want better temporary lights use scaffold poles with a base plate concreted into the ground. Then use scaffold connectors to attach a pole to this base - doing this means they are temporary. Flood lights cast terrible shadows. On a 40x20 you need a minimum of 3 light down each long side. Metal halide bulbs are the best & are available with shielding (not sure of proper term) to direct the light only at the school. They are also more energy efficient than flood lights so will save on electricity tho are more expensive to buy.
 
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