Design Guidance for Street Lighting

and associated electrical works relating to private

developments within Hertfordshire

Contents
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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




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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.
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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
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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.
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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.

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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
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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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