A local football club had been looking to make their players’ on pitch performances stand out even more.

Camelon Juniors FC lodged a planning application with Falkirk Council on May 13 looking to install floodlighting at the club’s ground Carmuirs Park, in Fairlie Drive, Camelon.

Council planners granted permission on Friday, July 10.

Back in 2019 the East of Scotland Premier Division club, which finished fourth in the league this season, installed temporary floodlights at the park to brings the Mariners’ facilities into line with SFA licence criteria for membership, Scottish Cup entry and potential senior league admission.

Temporary floodlights were put in place at the club back in 2019 (Picture: Submitted)

placeholder image — Temporary floodlights were put in place at the club back in 2019 (Picture: Submitted)

At the time the club’s chairman, Eric Henry told The Falkirk Herald: “It’s all a move in the right direction for the club after leaving the juniors, joining the pyramid last season, landing two trophies and playing in this season’s Scottish Cup.

“The lights are more than adequate for our needs for the SFA licence.”

Camelon Juniors FC’s bid to gain SFA membership was rejected earlier in that year because Carmuirs Park did not floodlights installed at that point.

However, this lighting system was not fit for purpose.

In the online planning report, the club stated: “The existing lighting system uses traditional floodlights set around the pitch in multiple locations. It is not in the best working condition and does not achieve a lighting performance sufficient to meet current acceptable standards.

"The club wishes to replace the current system with a view to installing energy efficient LED lighting at four pitch corner locations, designed to provide complaint lighting levels across the pitch surface, whilst reducing the likelihood of nuisance via light spillage and glare to surrounding properties.”

The only documents also contained some guidelines from Scottish Canals, which advised the proposed floodlighting should be designed in accordance with the

Institute of Lighting Professionals and Bat Conservation Trust guidance on Bats and Artificial Lighting – particularly the recommendations relating to “luminaire specifications”.

Scottish Canals requested the lighting scheme ensures no light spill onto the canal corridor, including the canal itself and adjacent vegetation, in order to avoid disturbance to the “canal environment and associated ecological interests”.