Planning Floodlighting - Guidance Note (pdf) - Kent Sport

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strategic need ensure that you make representation of this andprovide evidence to support this claim. Support from local clubs,schools and organisations will help provide the basis of need inaddition to that of your own.Through the planning process a number of people and professionalbodies will be consulted including, local residents, District, Town andParish Council, your local Council Member, Highways, JacobsBabtie (Lighting, Noise, Environment), Environment Agency andEnglish Heritage.Typically floodlight columns for a full size adult football/rugby or hockey pitch will bebetween 15 –22 metres (recommended by England Hockey and the English FootballAssociation) and between 6m -15m for multi use games areas (including netball, tennis).The size of the area to be lit and the level of competition will dictate this.As a general rule, the floodlights should be higher than the height of the ball in play.This is to ensure player safety in terms of glare, to avoid being hit by projectiles (balls),colliding with other players and for sporting purposes of ensuring good visibility, free ofglare to see the ball.Glare can be minimised by floodlights mounted at the correct height and correctlyangled lighting units.In considering the height and design of floodlight columns, it should be remembered thathigher columns could lead to better light concentration and significantly less lightspillage than lower column heights. Also, due to improved technology and designs,modern columns can be much less bulky and therefore will have a better daytimeappearance.Spillage (or light trespass) is the amount of ‘wasted light’ outside of the pitch boundaries,which could affect surrounding properties. This can be minimised or negated by goodlighting design, distance, land levels and planting. Generally, the taller the column theeasier it is to control light spillage. Where necessary, landscaping measures to screenlighting installations from view will be required.Minimum lighting lux is important in planning applications. Each Governing Body ofSport has their own recommendations. These can be subject to change, so the relevantGoverning Body of Sport should be consulted at the feasibility stage.As an example the table below gives guidance as to the minimum specified floodlightingrequirements of a selection of sports for which external floodlighting is typically required.The level of competition to be played on the pitch will determine the minimum Lux level.Where multiple sports are played on the surface the highest minimum lux should beadopted.V1 6
SportTraining Onlyminimummaintained LUX*Competition LocalClub Level minimummaintained LUX*NationalClub/League Levelminimummaintained LUX*Hockey 200 350 500Football 120 200 500Rugby 100 200 500Tennis 300 400 500Netball 200 400 N/A Indoor onlyBasketball 300 300 N/A Indoor only* The minimum LUX level requirements are subject to change, dependent on the level recommended by individual Governing Bodiesof Sport. It is recommended that at the time of planning your project you consult the relevant Body.Planning DetailsConsider the following:The Kent & Medway Structure Plan 2006, jointly produced by Kent County Council andMedway Council, sets out the current strategic planning framework for the protection ofour environment, major transport priorities, and the scale, pattern and broad location ofnew development including provision for new housing, major economic developmentand community facilities across Kent and Medway.The Structure Plan does not specify the use of individual sites – this is the job of theLocal Plan or Local Development Framework (LDF) for each District Council area. Thepurpose of the Structure Plan is to guide the preparation of Local Plans and LDFs andprovide a framework within which decisions can be made. It also guides and informsinvestment decisions made in both the private and public sectors. This can bedownloaded online at www.kmsp.org.ukThe following areas/policies are common considerations in determining sports facilitiesand floodlighting applications. Key policies, which may support an application or offerpoints for consideration have been identified in this section, with guidance on how toaddress them and improve your proposal.The Adopted Kent and Medway Structure Plan 2006:• Policy SP1 - Seeks to protect and enhance the environment and achieve asustainable pattern and form of development.(Your development should be designed to be sustainable. Dual use sites for schooland community use are a good example of how facilities can be shared. Communityuse needs are traditionally low during the peak time use for school use. This alsoshares the economic cost of providing and maintaining adequate sports facilities.Dual use sites also places community accessible sports facilities at the heart of thecommunity and reduces the need for extensive travel to adequate sports facilities.V1 7
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