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Nearly 4,000 street lights have so far been made exempt from Surrey County Council’s night-time blackout policy, it has been revealed.

The controversial policy to switch off more than 40,000 street lights was signed off by councillors in October last year as part of a £210,000 cost-saving measure.

The policy also aims to reduce carbon emissions and light pollution in Surrey.

So far, seven of Surrey's 11 districts and boroughs have been affected by the policy - with Woking, Tandridge, Runnymede and Spelthorne to come.

The council, in conjunction with Surrey Police, carried out risk assessments on each road to determine if switching off the lights between 12am and 5am would increase crime, antisocial behaviour or affect driving safety.

Documents obtained by Get Surrey reveal Surrey Police has advised the county not include a total of 3,808 street lights across the county in the blackout.

Surrey Police met with the council’s road safety teams at the end of January to discuss which street lights should be exempted from the scheme.

Waverley had the most lights rejected with 712, followed by Guildford with 619.

In Surrey Heath, 584 lights were made exempt, in Epsom & Ewell it was 576, Reigate 495, Elmbridge 450, and Mole Valley 372.

The below list of roads, provided by SCC, shows all 3,808 roads that have been made exempt after consultations with Surrey Police.