Voreda House - Temporary Closure
Our offices at Voreda House in Penrith are closed to the public because of flooding. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You can call our Penrith customer services team on 0300 373 3300 or contact us online.
Our highways and local lighting policy, the illuminated assets we maintain and how to report a problem.
We look after most of the adopted highway network in our area. This includes maintaining almost 25,000 illuminated assets, such as:
National Highways maintain the motorways and trunk roads in the Westmorland and Furness area.
You can report faults and issues, or pass on comments and concerns by reporting street or road damage.
We've introduced a new highways and local lighting policy. Our aims are to:
The policy was approved by our Cabinet at their meeting on 18 March 2025.
Highways and Local Lighting Policy (PDF , 1MB)
Out highways and lighting teams work closely with parish and town councils.
The parishes are responsible for some of the footway lights in our area. Under the new policy, we will ask them if they want to continue looking after their lighting or to hand them over to us to manage.