and associated electrical works relating to private
developments within Hertfordshire
Contents Please click on a heading to access the information No. Title Introduction 1 Definition of Road Lighting 2 Scope 3 Performance Requirements 3.1 General 3.2 Subjective performance requirements 3.3 Equipment performance requirements 4 Decisions prior to design 4.1 Arrangement and mounting height 4.2 Column location and projection 4.3 Maintenance considerations 4.4 Maintenance factor 4.5 Installation power supply and control 5 Design Procedure 5.1 Normal design procedure 5.2 Consultations at the design stage 5.3 Private cable networks 5.4 Non-highway lighting schemes 6 Design documentation 6.1 Requirements for design approval 6.2 Requirements for scheme acceptance into maintenance 7 Specific equipment requirements for lighting columns
DC/HD/G 005(1) Page 1 of 7 J anuary 2006 Introduction Design guidance for street lighting & associated electrical works relating to private developments within Hertfordshire This guidance details the lighting & electrical design requirements and specification applicable to all development projects within Hertfordshire and shall be utilised by all those submitting a designs for approval and undertaking works on site. This guidance supplements the requirements as detailed in Hertfordshire County Councils document Roads in Hertfordshire - A Guide for New Developments and the Councils standard details. The readers specific attention is drawn to items (g) and (h) below. Preamble a) This guidance covers the standards to be adhered to by the designer, developer or contractor when designing, supplying, installing, connecting, testing and commissioning the road lighting installations. It also highlights the requirements for apparatus, materials and accessories for use on the Works. This must be read in conjunction with Hertfordshire County Councils document Roads in Hertfordshire, A guide for new developments b) The designer, developer or contractor will be deemed to have made their own enquiries of the Public Utilities Undertakings and Public Authorities and to have inspected the site and satisfied himself of all matters relating thereto. c) Where lighting already exists the designer / developer must, at all stages of the contract, maintain a standard of road lighting in accordance with the British Standard. Where columns have to be re-sited, temporary lighting must be provided in the meantime. d) Any modifications to the street lighting design and layout must be approved by Hertfordshire County Council / Hertfordshire Highways. e) Private electrical networks will only be considered where there are no adjacent EDF Energy supply cables in the same verge/footpath of residential roads. It is therefore likely that private networks will be required on non-residential link roads, spine roads, footpaths and roundabouts, see Section B of this document. f) The Developers attention is drawn to Section E and in Particular items 3 and 4 with regard to energy supplies. g) Requirement of designers. The developers attention is drawn to the fact that most manufacturers only produce indicative designs and these will not be accepted for consideration. All lighting and electrical design must be undertaken by competent designers who meet the requirements of lighting designers as detailed in the Highway Agency Document HD46. All designers will be expected to inspect the proposed site prior to design being undertaken to identify any potential safety concerns (i.e. over head lines etc), potential complaints regarding light nuisance, assess the environmental requirement and survey adjoining lighting installations to ensure that the proposed design is compatible with that existing. h) Requirement of contractors. Installation works shall only be undertaken by street lighting specialist contractors who are registered with ASLEC and meet the requirements of the Highways Sector schemes 8, 9b and 10. Back to Contents DC/HD/G 005(1) Page 2 of 7 J anuary 2006 Design Of Road Lighting For Highways 1 Definition of road lighting Road lighting which will be adopted and maintained by Hertfordshire County Council includes the following:- Lighting columns, high masts, bollards, signs, flood lighting, underground cable networks, feeder pillars, control cabinets, subway lighting, festive lighting supplies, tunnel lighting systems, footway and cycleway lighting systems and the like. 2 Scope This Standard sets out the performance requirements and procedures which shall be adopted for the design of road lighting, associated cable networks and control systems on all publicly maintained roads and associated areas within Hertfordshire. This design guide implements Standards BS EN 13201: 2003 and BS 5489-1:2003 Road Lighting and supporting national guidance as contained in the Institution of Lighting Engineers technical reports. 3 Performance requirements 3.1 General Road lighting shall be designed in accordance with the general principals, relevant performance requirements and design procedures of BS EN 13201: 2003 and BS 5489-1:2003 The objective shall be to achieve compliance with respect to:- a) Luminance levels on traffic lanes, b) Illuminance levels c) Glare control d) Visual guidance e) Appearance by day f) Appearance by night g) Light control 3.2 Subjective performance requirements The arrangement of the lighting shall remain consistent if the road characteristics do not change. The road lighting arrangements should be co- ordinated with any traffic signing, signalling and surveillance installations to minimise shadows. Transition lighting by gradual reduction at the end of lit Sections shall not be provided. The minimum allowable distance between two illuminated Sections of road shall be 500 metres (measured as column to column), unless special environmental aspects take precedence. Consideration shall be given to achieving an efficient balance between the costs and charges relating to installation, energy and maintenance, whole life costing. 3.3 Equipment performance requirements Equipment shall comply with the appropriate European Standard where one exists and otherwise with relevant International, British, Department of Transport Standards and including Hertfordshire County Council departures from them. As detailed within Hertfordshire County Councils Roads in Hertfordshire, A guide for new developments, specific attention is drawn to the requirement DC/HD/G 005(1) Page 3 of 7 J anuary 2006 Back to Contents relating to lighting columns. All installation work shall comply with Hertfordshire County Councils standard details. 4 Decisions prior to design The proposed location for the installation shall be inspected to determine the type, arrangements, source, supply details and the like of any existing lighting. This will also enable an environmental assessment of the area to be made as well as any potential hazards. 4.1 Arrangement and mounting height Lantern arrangement and mounting height shall be in accordance with the options set out in the standards and that of any existing installations that abut or form part of the design area, as well as any local geometric, maintenance and environmental constraints that apply. Details of any existing lighting and supply source (where it exists) and road traffic flows can be obtained from Hertfordshire Highways or its agents, as appropriate, a fee may be applicable. 4.2 Column location and projection On housing estates columns shall be located such that they are on boundaries of properties or adjacent to property walls. The maximum projection for each height of column shall generally be in accordance with the following Table:
Lantern mounting height Maximum bracket projection 15 m 2.5 m 12 m 2.0 m 10 m 1.5 m 8 m 1.0 m 6 m 0.5 m 5 m 0.25 m
The bracket projection shall where ever possible place the lantern either above or just behind the kerb face, not in front of it. Brackets shall be webbed and shall either provide a tilt of zero or 5 degrees from the horizontal when the luminaire is fitted, the spigot shall be on line with the bracket. 4.3 Maintenance considerations Safety considerations and access costs shall be considered before the design is finalised. 4.4 Maintenance factor Maintenance factors shall be obtained from BS5489-1:2003, where the proposed cleaning interval is taken as 36 months and the category of environmental atmospheric pollution is identified. Back to Contents DC/HD/G 005(1) Page 4 of 7 J anuary 2006 4.5 Installation power supply and control Power to individual lighting columns shall be either directly from local Regional Electricity Company services or by a private group switched cable network. Where local Distribution Network Operator (DNO) low voltage cables are present then services will be obtained from them. These services shall be unmetered and the service shall include all cable works up to and including the cut-out. Lighting columns shall be individually photocelled. DNO cut outs shall be located at the top of the back board and fused to suit the lamp requirements. Where local Electricity Company cables are not present then a private group switched cable network shall be designed and installed. Feeder pillars shall be located conveniently to the nearest Electricity Company low voltage cable. Cable networks shall be designed in accordance with Section 5.3. In general supplies to signs and always to bollards shall be obtained from the nearest lighting columns via a double pole sub-fuse unit. 5 Design procedure 5.1 Normal design procedure The normal design procedure shall comply with BS EN 13201:2003 and BS 5489-1:2003. Specific road features such as traffic calming, pinch points, underpasses, tunnels, footpaths and cycleway, zebra crossings, festive lighting and illuminated bollards are covered under special technical guidance as issued by the Institution of Lighting Engineers and these requirements shall be followed for such features. 5.2 Consultations at the design stage Consultations shall be undertaken so far as necessary during the design procedure in order to:- a) Eliminate as far as possible any confusion with air or water navigation lights, railway signals or the safe operation of other services. b) Identify the most appropriate and acceptable mode of lighting for locations in both rural and environmentally sensitive areas and or conservation areas. c) Identify and agree the use of any heritage or non-maintenance standard equipment. The latter will require the possible payment of commuted sums and provision of spare / replacement equipment. 5.3 Private cable networks Private cable networks will be designed in accordance with BS7671. The cables used shall be XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC consisting of either 2, 3 or 4 cores (single and three phase supplies). On two core cables the armour shall provide the earth conductor. Two and three core cables shall be of the following sizes 6, 16 or 25 mm and shall be looped between units (signs, bollards and the like shall be on separate sub-circuits fed from the nearest lighting columns). Where this size of cable cannot be used then four core jointed systems shall be installed, the service cable on jointed systems shall be of 16 mm XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC. The preference shall be for single phase installations where ever possible.
Back to Contents DC/HD/G 005(1) Page 5 of 7 J anuary 2006 Private cable networks shall be run from feeder pillars and be fitted with control circuitry complying with the group switching requirements Hertfordshire County Council and their standard drawings. Circuit protection shall be by means of BS 88 fuses. The cross sectional area of the cable shall remain constant over the whole length of each circuit from the supply point. All conductors shall be of the correct colour coding for the whole length of the cable cores. Earth rods shall be installed at the end of each circuit, of three or more columns and at the feeder pillar / column. The minimum size of any earth bonding shall be 16 mm. 5.4 Non-highway lighting schemes For non-highway lighting schemes the designer shall ensure that the installation complies with the requirements of any planning restrictions and also the requirements of CIE Standard S 015/E Lighting of outdoor work places. Calculations shall be supplied to demonstrate that the limits with regard to light spill and source intensity towards all observers, highway, residential and the like are achieved.
6 Design documentation 6.1 Requirements for design approval The following documentation shall be provided for design approval and Hertfordshire reserve the right to reject the proposals of all data required is not submitted: Designers compliance with HD46 and any applicable aspects of the Highway Sector Schemes 8, 9b and 10. Lighting design calculations including all input data - lighting plots alone are not acceptable Details of any assumptions made regarding the design and classes used Details of all equipment proposed and supporting certification / documentation detailing compliance with the specification. Scheme location plan Proposed scheme drawings - 1:500 scale or greater Details of power supplies including any detailed supply cable calculations CDM details Two sets of the proposed lighting design shall be submitted to the HCC area office, its agents local office (local to the proposed site) in order to obtain the required lighting unit maintenance numbers. Design approval shall only be given by Hertfordshire County Council / Hertfordshire Highways. 6.2 Requirements for scheme acceptance into maintenance The following documentation shall be provided for scheme acceptance: Certification that all outstanding works are complete Electrical test certificates Column structural certificates where required by Section C DC/HD/G 005(1) Page 6 of 7 J anuary 2006 Back to Contents As installed drawings complying with Section E Details applicable to entering the installation onto the HCC street lighting inventory. Maintenance manual and Health and Safety File complying with the CDM requirements. In addition the installation shall have completed a full independent site inspection to ensure that it complies with the HCC specification and maintenance requirements.
7 Specific equipment requirements for lighting columns: These requirements are over and above that stated within Hertfordshire County Councils document Roads in Hertfordshire, A guide for new developments. Have a base compartment manufactured from steel tube not less than 6mm thick for columns of a height of 8 metres or greater and not less than 4mm thick for columns less than 8 metres high. Columns that are 8m or greater in height require to be certified for each project as defined in Appendix A of BD 2/79 Part IV. Be manufactured from tubular steel with the shaft having uniform diameter (unless otherwise specified). Columns and brackets shall be suitable for the lanterns offered. Columns shall comply with the requirements of BS EN 40-3-1 and BS EN 40-3-3 as defined in PD6547: 2004, as follows: Mean hourly wind speed (Vref) 22.0 m/sec Site altitude 147m Topography factor 1 Terrain category II group A columns (8m and above) III group B columns (<8m) Rationalized wind loading region Light Partial safety factors class B Deflection class class 3 Foundation data good (unless advised to the contrary) Road signs class B Fatigue requirements BD26/04, all column heights Where passive safety columns and posts are required they shall be specified separately but shall comply with the above requirements. Where columns are on bridges then bridge height must be given. Where columns are on embankments greater than 5m above ground level then specialist advice is required for the topography factor
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