Christmas Lights Wherever You Look

Answers to questions from ESTAV.cz, November 2025.

There is more and more talk of light pollution and the need for regulation

What is your view of these activities and regulations; have you often had to give way in negotiations with municipalities and cities?

The issue of light pollution is fairly well implemented in various regulations and ordinances, but above all it has undergone considerable development over the last few years. In other words, we light better and better (directionally) and in greater accord with the needs of proper lighting. It concerns public lighting rather more, and as far as temporary decorative Christmas decoration is concerned, it is relatively negligible in relation to other entities limited by regulated operation.

What are the differences in approach among the countries and cities where you have worked?

The situation is comparable or similar; perhaps we have met a more active approach in Germany, whereas in some regions it was not on the agenda at all.

Which sources or devices are the most problematic in this respect?

In our decorative lighting it is rather a matter of multidimensional decorations near roads and junctions, where we must meet safety requirements, for example by regulating with a dimmer and the like.

Published: ESTAV.cz, 30 December 2025.