 At the same time, the optic and lamp were replaced (reducing the range to ) and converted to solar-powered operation, and the fog horn replaced by an electric emitter.As of 2006 the light was controlled by a 475 MHz radio link to Trinity House managed by Vodafone; the platform was still occasionally occupied.In June 2019, Trinity House announced that the lighthouse would be decommissioned, and then removed, because of the platform's structural condition.