SuDS in London - a guide
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5.13 Hackbridge<br />
Location<br />
Hackbridge<br />
<strong>London</strong> Borough of Sutton<br />
Extent<br />
0.27ha<br />
Cost<br />
£920,000 (total scheme)<br />
Date<br />
2014<br />
Credits<br />
<strong>London</strong> Borough of Sutton<br />
Civic Eng<strong>in</strong>eers<br />
Adams & Sutherland<br />
<strong>SuDS</strong> components<br />
Permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Bioretention bas<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Tree plant<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Filter dra<strong>in</strong>s & rills<br />
Downpipe disconnection<br />
Summary<br />
Transformation of street function<br />
and traffic flow with <strong>in</strong>tegrated green<br />
<strong>in</strong>frastructure.<br />
Project description<br />
The public realm around the junction<br />
of Hackbridge Road and <strong>London</strong> Road<br />
was previously dom<strong>in</strong>ated by busy<br />
carriageways, with pedestrians conf<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
to narrow footways fronted with shops.<br />
Traffic on the carriageway was fast-mov<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
add<strong>in</strong>g safety concerns to those around<br />
noise, air pollution and health and safety.<br />
The low-ly<strong>in</strong>g topography of the area<br />
meant the site was susceptible to surface<br />
water flood<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Objectives<br />
• Reconfigure the streetscape to make<br />
it safer and better for pedestrians<br />
• Manage water runoff by <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>SuDS</strong><br />
• Mitigate air and noise pollution<br />
Actions and results<br />
• Bioretention bas<strong>in</strong>s, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g tree<br />
plant<strong>in</strong>g, provide attenuation for runoff<br />
from the reconfigured streetscape<br />
• Rills and filter dra<strong>in</strong>s with flow<br />
control devices regulate the flow<br />
of water <strong>in</strong>to tree-root<strong>in</strong>g zones<br />
that provide bioretention<br />
• Permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g allows for water<br />
<strong>in</strong>filtration <strong>in</strong>to the subsurface,<br />
improv<strong>in</strong>g capacity dur<strong>in</strong>g prolonged<br />
or high peak flow ra<strong>in</strong>fall events. Up<br />
to 40% of the carriageway has been<br />
reallocated to permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Reduced traffic speeds have also<br />
improved the pedestrian environment<br />
Benefits<br />
• Traffic calm<strong>in</strong>g; shop<br />
frontage enhancement<br />
• Surface water flood<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the<br />
area has not been observed s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
the scheme was <strong>in</strong>stalled<br />
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