Pitch and Street Lighting Proposals For Airport Business

Pitch and Street Lighting Proposals

For

Airport Business Park

Southend

Produced for

Henry Boot Developments Limited

MLM Consulting Engineers Limited Main Tel: 020 7422 7800 3rd Floor Eldon House, 2 Eldon Street, London, EC2M 7LS

Revision and QA Sheet Rev No Date Details Changes Prepared Checked 01 24.08.2015 For

Information N/A A Allen S Sparshott

02 25.08.2015 For Information

Schedule removed from appendix

A Allen S Sparshott

03 07.10.2015 For Information

Updates A Allen M Sealby

Document Ref: MDSE/580195/AAN Prepared: Alice Allen Revision: 03 Senior Electrical Engineer

Date: 7 October 2015 Contact Details:

T: 0207 422 7800 E: [email protected]

Checked: Matt Sealby Director

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Contents Page 1 Introduction 2 2 Objectives 3 3 Business Park 4 3.1 Requirements and Standards 4 3.2 Proposed Design 6 3.3 Impact/Mitigation 6 3.4 Proposed Luminaires 7 4 Rugby Club 8 4.1 Requirements and Standards 8 4.2 Existing facilities 9

4.3 Proposed Design 9 4.4 Impact/Mitigation 10 4.5 Site Survey Results of the Existing Pitches 11

4.6 Proposed Luminaires 11 5 Security 12 6 Recommendations 13 7 Landscape Lighting 15



1 Introduction

This report has been produced at the request of Henry Boot Developments Limited to identify and carry out Street and Flood Lighting Design to the Business Park and Rugby Club at land east of Cherry Orchard Way, Rochford, falling within the Rochford District Council boundary.

Figure 1 - Site Layout



2 Objectives Business Park To provide street and carpark lighting that is compliant with the Local

Environment and Use of the Area.

Rugby Club To provide an Independent Review of the adequacy of the existing

floodlighting on the rugby pitches for re-utilization to the new pitches. To outline improvements that shall need to be undertaken to increase the

level of lighting if that be necessary to reach generally acceptable National Standards for sports pitches.

To consider LED or metal halide lights as used to achieve the Standard Requirements by Sport for England and the Society for Light and Lighting.



3 Business Park 3.1 Requirements and Standards The British Standard - BS5489 – 2013 – Street Lighting; CIBSE Society of Light and Lighting Guidance Requirements; LG06 – Guide to Limiting Obtrusive Light, which stipulates the Standard

Requirements for Street, Carpark and Sport Lighting. Lighting to the site shall be designed to meet with the Standard Regulations for Urban Lighting Design Guide – E3 – Medium district brightness area i.e small town centres or urban locations to meet the 5% max upward lighting ratio. Subsidiary Street – The lighting is primarily intended for pedestrians/cyclists and urban centres, where the lighting is designed to do, what can be done for public safety and security, while also providing an attractive night-time environment. Traffic Routes – Where the routes are predominantly lit using ‘ME’ lighting classes, depending on the type of street, the average daily traffic flow and the speed of vehicles, types of vehicles and the frequency of conflict areas and pedestrians. The Lighting Class – Determined by the traffic flow, the environmental zone, the level of crime and the colour rendering of the light source used; i.e. the normal traffic flow is referred to as equivalent to a housing estate access street. The Lighting Guides for the Environment and External Light recommend - Class E3, whereby the guideline stipulates that Class E3 - represents medium district brightness areas, such as industrial or residential suburbs with light levels ranging between 2lux and 10lux and British Standard BS5489 Part 3 Category 2 - maintained illuminance of 6lux and a minimum light level of 2.5lux (traffic use equivalent to that of housing estate access streets or where there is average crime risk or moderate public use after dark).

Class E3 Comprises of the Following Factors: Crime Rate, Rated to the Local Area – This is determined by the

crime rate within the business park which, for the purpose of this report, has been estimated as being moderate.

Environmental Zone – where the application of lights and what impact they have on the environment and people working within that environment.

Obstructive Light – Provision of lighting for the safeguard and enhancement of the night-time environment and the necessity to control light known as light pollution, which can present physiological and ecological problems to surroundings and people and to minimise problems for people, flora and fauna.

Lux Plan Please refer to Drawing Reference – DWG 580195/E0400 for both the street and carpark lighting.



Light Pollution The lighting has been design to comply with the below criteria for Obtrusive Lighting Table 1 and has achieved the Breeam Compliance as illustrated on TABLE 02 of 0% upward lighting output ratio (ULOR).

Reference: Guide to Limiting Obtrusive Lighting Carpark Lighting The car parking spaces have been designed to comply with the Society of Light and Lighting Guidelines and BS 5489-1 as illustrated with lux levels of an average of 10lux.

Reference: Society of Lighting and Lighting

CCTV and Lighting The exterior lighting has been designed to comply with the recommended minimum of 80lm/W for colour rendering light sources Ra < 60 and 70lm/W for light sources with Ra > 60.



All entrances and emergency exits into the buildings shall be designed to provide 50lux at floor level and to provide CCTV security system with adequate illuminances needed for the cameras to produce clear pictures and a high level of illuminance uniformity to prevent dark areas in the CCTV images. All CCTV cameras shall be mounted in positions where they shall not receive any light directly from the luminaires, as such, light shall not cause “white-out” of the images. All areas covered by external CCTV shall be illuminated in accordance with the CCTV strategy. The lighting circuits shall be wired on the same phase as the CCTV installation. The external lighting scheme shall be designed to incooperate the CCTV design and shall not conflict with the landscape design. 3.2 Proposed Design

Refer to Drawing: DWG 580195- DWG –BS- E0400 – P2. 3.3 Impact/Mitigation

Glare The street and carpark lighting shall be designed to impend disability glare, reducing the contrast between objects and their background so that their visibility is decreased. Environment Environmental issues associated with street lighting shall take into consideration the following:

• Minimizing obtrusive light; • Undertaking a visual impact assessment; • Daytime and night-time appearance; • Effect on flora and fauna as well as human health; • Specific environmental issues within Local Planning Policies.

The environmental impact of lighting shall be reduced by varying the lighting level to allow the appropriate lighting class to be applied at the relevant time, even switching off at certain times if deemed appropriate. Arrangements

Mounting heights, technical and economic constraints and daytime appearance shall all be taken into account. For aesthetic reasons, the height of the lighting column and luminaire shall not exceed that of nearby buildings. Typical mounting heights are:

5m and 6m for residential and subsidiary streets; 8m, 10m and 12m for traffic routes; If mounting heights are reduced, adjustments to other parameters might

be necessary, e.g. an increase in the number of luminaires; Where a solid background is absent, the lighting columns and luminaires

tend to be silhouetted against the sky in daytime. The conspicuousness of the installation as a whole can, in these circumstances, be reduced by increasing the mounting height and spacing (in order to decrease the number of lighting columns.



Luminaire Arrangements There are many variables to take into account when designing the lighting installation. With the choice of arrangement, ease of maintenance, traffic management costs and street worker safety. The following are typical lighting arrangements required for the Street and Carpark:

Staggered: Generally used on traffic routes and subsidiary streets; Single-sided: Used on narrow streets, widely separated carriageways,

curved link streets and slip streets.

The layout shall be examined in perspective to ensure that the array of lighting columns do not form a visual pattern to motorists which give a misleading impression of the route ahead, and if possible shall assist by giving route guidance. This guidance can be especially significant on winding streets, at complex junctions and in fog. Reference: BS5489-1:2013 – Lighting of Streets and Public Amenity Areas.

3.4 Proposed Street and Pathway Luminaires

Street Lighting

It is proposed to use LED energy efficient street lighting mounted on 8m columns. Figure 2 - Holophane Lighting - Factor

Carpark

It is proposed to use LED energy efficient carpark lighting mounted on 6m columns.

Figure 3 - Holophane Lighting - DX



4 Rugby Club 4.1 Requirements and Standards

Sport England Design Guidance; LG04 – Sport Lighting; LG06 – Guide to Limiting Obtrusive Light, which stipulates the Standard

Requirements for Sport Lighting.

The following Building Standards and Guides shall be used to classify what should be taken into consideration when implementing External Lighting to Sports Pitches:

CIBSE Lighting Guide 04 – Sport Lighting; Sport for England Recommended Light Levels.

Reference: Sport England – Design Guidance Note

CIBSE (Chartered Institute for Building Services Engineering) – Lighting Guide 06 and Chapter 4 and 16 of the Society of Light and Lighting Handbook.

Lux Plan

Please refer to Drawing Reference – DWG 580195/E0401 for both the Pitch Floodlighting. Light Pollution The lighting has been design to comply with the below criteria for Obtrusive Lighting Table 1 and has achieved the Breeam Compliance as illustrated on TABLE 02 of 0% upward lighting output ratio (ULOR).



4.2 Proposed Design

Refer to Drawing: 580195 - DWG –BS - E0401-P1.

4.3 Impact/Mitigation

Glare

The sport lighting shall be designed to impend disability glare, reducing the contrast between objects and their background so that their visibility is decreased and due to the location of the pitches in relation to the Southend Airport, the pitch lighting shall be design in compliance with the aviation standard requirements.

Environment

Environmental issues associated with the rugby pitch lighting shall take into consideration the following:

• Minimizing obtrusive light; • Undertaking a visual impact assessment; • Daytime and night-time appearance; • Effect on flora and fauna as well as human health; • Specific environmental issues within Local Planning Policies; • CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) to be advised on proposal of floodlighting to

match and training pitches; • Effect on bats to the surrounding area; • Light trespass into surrounding areas to be reduced to minimum.

The environmental impact of lighting shall be reduced by varying the lighting level to allow the appropriate lighting class to be applied at the relevant time, even switching off at certain times if deemed appropriate. Arrangements

Mounting heights, technical and economic constraints and daytime appearance shall all be taken into account. For aesthetic reasons, the height of the lighting column and luminaire shall not exceed that of nearby buildings.

Typical mounting heights are:

12m and 15m for training and match pitches; If mounting heights are reduced, adjustments to other parameters might be

necessary, e.g. an increase in the number of luminaires; Where a solid background is absent, the lighting columns and luminaires

tend to be silhouetted against the sky in daytime. The conspicuousness of the installation as a whole can, in these circumstances, be reduced by increasing the mounting height and spacing (in order to decrease the number of lighting columns.

Luminaire Arrangements and Types

There are many variables to take into account when designing the lighting installation. With the choice of arrangement, ease of maintenance, ecology and environmental impact.



4.4 Existing Rugby Pitches Floodlighting

The existing floodlighting to the existing rugby pitches indicated that the masts, luminaires and lamps are as follows:

Masts

The existing masts are in good condition and recommend these are retained and relocated to the new pitches.

Base – Hinged

• The existing masts are base hinged making them quick and simple to

assemble. • Safe - no climbing, as all maintenance and floodlight adjustments can be

done at ground level. • Virtually maintenance free. • Attractive - with no ladder or platform to interrupt the mast’s clean, modern

lines. • Particularly suitable for high-wind as masts can be lowered in advance of

storms.

Brackets

The existing lighting brackets feature straight arms as standard, which would direct the floodlights to their target positions more effectively. We recommend we retain these dependent on the luminaire options.

Luminaires and Lamps We recommend replacement of the existing luminaires with new luminaires incorporated with energy efficient lamps.



4.5 Proposed Floodlighting

It is recommended that for the rugby pitches: The existing mast be retained, uninstalled and reinstalled at the new site. The luminaire brackets be retained if they are compatible with the new

luminaires to be proposed. The existing lamp type used in the lighting mast are assumed to be metal

halide, as the survey did not show any lamps within the luminaires, we recommend the lamps to the new luminaires be of LED form as LED lamps are energy efficient and require very little maintenance.

4.6 Maintenance of High-Mast Lighting

The existing 10No. high mast lighting systems for the rugby pitches shall require General Maintenance, the proposed LED Lamps shall help in reducing the frequency of lamp replacement and maintenance time and management. As the existing masts are going to be re-utilised they shall be inspected and maintained regularly in accordance with Manufacturer’s Recommendations. There shall be a Specific Maintenance Schedule and Manual associated with the Floodlighting, and the Maintenance should be carried out by Competent Persons with suitable Specialist equipment. Additional masts shall be required of for the additional pitches.

It is proposed that 15m high mast will be used for the Senior Pitch and 12m high mast for the training pitch using the Abacus Lighting – WS250 –LED.



5 Security

The Proposed Lighting Design shall incorporate security lighting as part of the installation to help protect people and property from criminal acts. (CIBSE Lighting Guide 6: The Outdoor Environment). Additional security lighting shall be in form of the building installation.

The factors considered are:

Crime risk; CCTV surveillance; Security lighting shall be limited to the protected areas.

The Recommendations for Security Lighting involve Maintained Mean Illuminance; Illuminance Uniformity, Glare Control and Light Source Colour Properties. The Maintained Mean Illuminance and Illuminance Uniformity Recommendations shall be given for secure areas and public areas separately. The recommendations for glare control and light source colour properties are applicable to both. The maintained mean illuminances listed are minimal. It may be necessary to increase these Illuminances where the ambient light levels and the risks of crime are high.



6 Recommendation

6.1 Sustainability

Measures shall be taken to improve the sustainability of the rugby pitches lighting solution. Through innovative and considered decision-making, sustainability can be achieved with little additional investment at the Design and Construction Stage relative to the cost of operating the scheme over its lifetime. It shall be the case that a sustainable solution shall cost less over its entire lifecycle than a less sustainable solution. Along with technological solutions such as energy-efficient light sources and controls; and using renewable energies for their electricity source, simple practices such as selection of the appropriate lighting class and use of variable lighting shall help to make lighting more sustainable. Sustainability also requires issues of waste, pollution and energy in the products lifecycle. The Design Lighting Schemes shall be as sustainable whilst meeting the required design parameters.

6.2 Controls

Lighting Control Systems enable the lighting level to be varied according to the specific needs of each location. The lighting can be programmed to vary its output at set times or under set conditions; lighting control helps to reduce costs and conserve electrical energy. The choice of lighting control is extensive, including time switches, photo-electric control units and central management systems.

Consideration shall be take into account on all the requirements of the lighting system, and the solution chosen shall be a compromise between flexibility and cost. The decision on whether lights shall be switched or varied shall be made only after full consultation with interested parties, including the Police Authority and Users’ Representatives, and a comprehensive assessment of the risks.

6.3 Design Recommendations

Design strategy and sport lighting classification – risk assessment. Adequate lighting of vertical surfaces is necessary for visual recognition. Electrical energy targets.

6.4 Economics

The effects of maintenance regimes, electrical energy costs and accident savings shall have a major impact on costs and benefits over the lifetime of the installation. The cost and benefits might not be constant across the lifetime of the installation.



6.5 Technologies

6.5.1 Light sources

Consideration has been taken for the choice of light sources and the following factors have been chosen for the following applications:

Energy efficiency - The efficiency of the complete lighting installation,

including the effectiveness of the light source, control gear and luminaire optic combination in providing the selected class of lighting on the Pitches and Street, with the desired degree of colour rendering.

Colour rendering - The colour rendering attributes of the light source. Colour appearance. Lamp life and luminous flux depreciation.

6.5.2 Luminaires

Luminaires shall conform to BS EN 60598-2- 2 and 5.

6.5.3 Lighting Controls

The choice of control system shall depend on the functionality required and the budget.

Below are control options to be considered for the floodlighting:

Central Management Systems which can offer much more control and

flexibility, providing two-way communication between a remote server and each light point of an installation. The control of individual light points provides significant functionality, including individually programmable switching and the facility to vary the light source output using established digital protocols, the ability to remotely override programmed switching or dimming events on special occasions, remote monitoring of the status and fault reporting of light points, gathering of data for maintenance planning, monitoring electrical energy usage, and linking to BMS systems with communication by mains-borne signals or wireless.

Locally controlled within the Rugby Club.



7 Landscape Lighting

Refer to Landscape Designer’s Report.

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