The normal street lighting (Image: Handout)

Infrastructure programme manager, Chris Orr, told the Economic Development, Environment and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel: "We've pulled together a proposal based on the previous scrutiny panel recommendations.

"We've had discussions with Salix and they've offered us 99.8% of the overall total of the funding bid.

"That's an interest free loan of £2.49m. The council is looking to put in the remaining 0.2% of the value of the bid, which is £4,000."

Mr Orr added that the 8-year payback period also presented a better value for the council than had been anticipated.

"It's about 33% better than it was from the initial estimations," he said.

Dave Carter, head of transport and infrastructure, said the deal represented a number of benefits to the council.

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