Plans for a 600 per cent annual rise in floodlighting around a village church have been blocked, after a ruling body decided there was no justification for the change. The Ecclesiastical Church Council (ECC) refused a petition by All Saints’ Church, in Chelsworth, which sought to extend lighting around the building from 25 hours to 150 hours per year. Following objections by residents living near the site, ECC chancellor Justin Gau agreed such a change would create unacceptable light pollution for neighbours. Churchwardens had sought to boost the hours All Saints’ Church is lit on weekends fro…
