“My team and I recently attended a one day training course by It Does Lighting, covering the basics of lighting design for town planners and other non-lighting professionals. I thought Lorraine’s delivery was excellent and the day was highly informative. I had very little understanding of lighting design prior to this. However, I now feel I have the skills to do an initial sense check on a lighting design/scheme, in that I would know what information to look for and how to tell if it has been properly considered. This will be useful at pre-app meetings and when reviewing initial plans, when I do not have access the a specialist lighting consultant. I would then be able to ask appropriate initial questions before paying a consultant to carry out a full review at the appropriate time. We also spent some time during the training thinking about the types of information that would need to be captured within a lighting condition. This was also really useful and will ensure that we can control lighting design appropriately, through each stage of the planning process.” 

EDC appointed Lorraine to provide a training package for our planning team on lighting in the public realm.  The aim was to use the training to help us develop our approach around guidance, assessment and conditioning for lighting in future planning applications for Ebbsfleet Garden City.

Lorraine provided an exemplary training day, covering all key areas of lighting within the public realm that was comprehensive, but presented in a clear and logical manner, with lots of practical examples and real-world project-based insight that helped to convey the essence of her knowledge in a simple and digestible manner.

Her technical expertise was supported by a genuine passion for the discipline, which helped to enthuse our team with an interest and desire to develop best practise approaches to lighting going forwards.

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Lorraine from It Does Lighting for a full day of training focused on lighting standards, design essentials, and how ‘good’ lighting supports the delivery of safe and secure built environments. The session was highly informative, giving our security consultants a clearer understanding of the standards that shape lighting design and how to achieve compliant, effective lighting solutions in our projects.

Lorraine was very accommodating, taking time to cover specific areas of interest from our team, which made the session even more relevant to our work. Her experience shone through in practical guidance on avoiding design pitfalls, reducing obtrusive light, and ensuring compliance with British Standards.

This training highlighted just how valuable a skilled lighting designer can be, especially in challenging environments where safety, usability, and compliance need to work together. We’d highly recommend Lorraine’s training to any team looking to better their understanding of the role of lighting. It was a productive, engaging day that’s added a lot to our approach.