STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE

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INTRODUCTION
PART A
A vision for London’s streets
PART B
From strategy to delivery
PART C
New measures for new challenges
PART D
Balancing priorities
PART F
Appendix
PART E
Physical design and materials
SECTION 6
Introduction
SECTION 7
High quality footways
SECTION 8
Carriageways
SECTION 9
Crossings
SECTION 10
Kerbside activity
SECTION 11
Footway amenities
SECTION 12
Safety and functionality
SECTION 13
Street environment
SECTION 14
Transport interchanges
Streetscape Guidance
maintain lighting performance. The location of
luminaires and column mounting height should
be adjusted where tree canopies are low or
designed away from trees where possible.
Where proposed lighting schemes are within
residential areas lighting columns are to be
located at property boundaries and gable centres
of properties where possible.
When working on the TLRN:
Figure 290: Lighting
columns should be
installed in sockets
• Where foundation difficulties necessitate the
use of other non-standard foundations these
should be in accordance with HSE guidance
and again, only after approval from ourselves
• Columns should not be located in central
reserves unless agreed otherwise with ourselves
Wall-mounted lighting
Where the highway layout and building facades
are appropriate wall-mounted lighting should be
considered to minimise street clutter. However,
wall-mounted lighting and columns should not
be mixed on any street section. Please refer to
the Code of Practice for Affixing Traffic Signs and
Street Lighting to Buildings in London (2015) for
further information.
• Wall-mounted equipment and electrical cables
are to be discreet and in keeping with the
building character
• For listed buildings consultation with the local
planning authority is essential and adequate
lead-in time must be programmed for Listed
Building Consent
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• Feeder pillars should be positioned in line with
buildings or with the back of the footway to
avoid visual and physical obstruction
• Please refer to the London Local Authorities
and Transport for London Act (2003) for
further information
High-mast and catenary lighting
Specialised mounting arrangements such as
high-mast lighting and catenary lighting must
be discussed and approved by our technical
approvals manager.
Figure 291: CMS is used to control lighting levels throughout the hours of darkness
Bracket arms
Bracket arms should only be fitted when
required to achieve photometric performance
or aesthetic objectives. They should coordinate
with the form and proportion of the column
with no change of size or ‘step’. The outreach
length is to be no more than 15 per cent of the
column mounting height.