Street furnitureA good practice guide

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The finest streetscapes have the minimum amount of street furniture. Only items that make a positive contribution deserve a place in the street.

GENERAl PoliCiES• Planahead–considerallrequirementsatthepreliminarydesignstage

•Keepstreetfurnituretoaminimum

•Removesuperfluousorredundantitems

• Ensurethatstreetfurnitureiswelldesignedandappropriateforthelocality

•Co-ordinatedesignsandcolours

•Positionitemsthoughtfully

STREET fuRNiTuRE Co-oRdiNATioN of STREET fuRNiTuREThepredominantelementofstreetfurnitureinanystreetisthestreetlighting.Forthisreasonwewillgenerallyco-ordinateanyotheritemsofstreetfurniturewiththelampcolumnsintermsofcolour,materialanddesign.

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Residentialroads:

•ChelseaCoronet

•HistoricKensingtonPatent(KP)castironcolumns.

Thereareotherstylesinmewsandatspecificlocations.

Formajorroadswearealsoresearchingadditionalcolumndesigns.Wewillalsotakeadvantageofnewlegislationthat,ifpassed,willsimplifythelegalprocessthatallowsustomountstreetlightsonbuildingswhereappropriate.

Dependingonthetypeofcolumn,itsheight,conditionandlocation,itemsthatcanbeattachedtolampcolumnsincludetrafficlights,litterbins,banners,hangingbasketsandChristmaslights.

STREET liGhTiNGWedesignstreetlightingschemestoprovideuniformilluminationalongthestreettopreventdarkareasandavoidlightpollution.

Weuselightsourcesthatproduceawhitelightthatshowsfarbettercolourrendition.BenefitsincludetheproductionofclearerCCTVpicturesaswellasprovidinganattractivenighttimeenvironment.Allstreetlightsincorporatefulldirectionalcontrolwhichlimitslightpollutionandskyglow.

Insomelocationsitispossibletoreduceclutterbyremovinglampcolumnsandfixinglightstobuildingsaspartofasensitivelydesignedscheme.Wherecolumnsareneededtheirdesignwilldependonlocalcontextandthecorrelationbetweentheheightandspacingofthelightsources.Wherepossiblesurvivinghistoriclightfittingsarepreservedandifappropriatere-introduced.

TheRoyalBoroughinstallsfivetypesoflampcolumn,whichareselectedtoenhancetheareasinwhichtheyareused.

Majorroads:

• Contemporarymodernstylecolumninasilver-greycolour

•RoyalBoroughHeritagestyle.

•HybridHeritagestyle

heritage style kensington Patent

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liGhTiNG of buildiNGSWithintheRoyalBoroughthereareasignificantnumberoffinebuildingsandarchitecturalfeaturesthatareenhancedbyexternallighting.Welldesignedlightinghelpstoreducestreetcrimeandbenefitscommerceaswellasgivinganewdimensiontothenighttimestreetscene.However,thismustbedonewithcareandthedaytimeaestheticsofthelightfittings,controlsandotherequipmentmustbeconsideredaswellasthelighteffects.

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Natural history museum – South kensington

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bollARdSWhereverpossibleweaimtoremoveanyexistingbollardswheretheirpresenceisnolongerjustified.Howeverwerecognisethatinsomelocationslocalresidentsandbusinessesareoftenreluctanttolosebollards,whichtheyfeelimprovesafetyforpedestriansorhelptoprotecttheirproperty.

WeretainandcontinuetomaintainanyhistoricbollardsintheBorough.

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STREET CAbiNETS ANd fEEdER PillARSCabinetsandpillarsarerequiredforabroadrangeofpurposesbytheCouncilandutilitycompanies.Althoughwewouldpreferthesetobelocatedundergroundthisisnotalwaysapracticalsolutionduetothenumberofundergroundservicesinourstreets.Wedohoweverminimisetheirvisualimpactasfaraspossiblebyensuring,whereverpossible,thattheyareco-ordinatedwithotherstreetfurnitureintheimmediatevicinity.Itisimportanttonotethatwedonothaveanycontrolovertheplacingofequipmentonstreetbyutilities,whichhavestatutoryrightsinthisregard.

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SEATSSeatsmaybeprovidedinareasthatarewellusedbypedestriansifthereissufficientroomonthefootwaytopreventthemcausinganobstruction.Thedesign,colourandmaterialsmustbeco-ordinatedtoharmonisewithotheritemsofstreetfurniture.Allseatsmusthavearmstopreventthembeingusedforsleeping.

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TRAffiC SiGNAlSAlthoughtrafficsignalsarenottheresponsibilityoftheCouncil,wehavestrongviewsonhowtheyshouldbeinstalled.Assignalsareupdatedthenumberofsignalheadsshouldbereduced.WeareworkingwiththesignalauthorityforLondon(TfL)toensurethatwhereverpossiblesignalsarefixedonlampcolumnstoreducetheclutterofposts.

Traffic signals mounted on lamp column – kensington high Street

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liTTER biNSWeprovidelitterbinswheretheyareneeded.Free-standingbinswithlinersaresuitableformostlocations.However,atsomelocations,suchasKensingtonHighStreet,King’sRoadandFulhamRoad,wehavetakentheopportunitytomountbinsonlampcolumnsasthishelpstoreducestreetclutterandimprovecleansing.TheprovisionoflitterbinsaroundtheBoroughiscurrentlyunderreview.

DiscardedcigarettesandgumareamajorproblemintheBoroughgenerallyandparticularlynearstationsorotherbusylocationswheresmokingisnotpermitted.Itisunattractive,messyanddetractsfromtheoverallappearanceofthestreet.

Inthesecircumstancesashandgumbinscombinedwithlitterbinscanbeeffective.Inlocationswherewehaveidentifiedaproblemofdiscardedgumorcigaretteswewillconsidertheiruse.Wewillcontinuetolobbyforataxorpenaltiesonnon-biodegradablegum.

litter bin with ash and gum bin mounted on a lamp column

RECyCliNGMuchoftheRoyalBorough’srecyclablewasteiscollecteddirectlyfrompremises;thereforewastebinsonthestreetsarelessnecessarythaninmanyotherboroughs.Sitesareonlyimplementedafterextensivepublicconsultationandrecyclingbinsarechosencarefullyaseventhebestdesignsaredifficulttoreconcilewiththestreetscape.

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ThebenefitsofremovingguardrailareillustratedbytheKensingtonHighStreetscheme,whereover700metresofguardrailwasremoved.Monitoringoftheschemehasshownthatasurprisingnumberofpedestrianschoosetousetheformalpedestriancrossingsandthatthesafetyrecordisasgoodasothercrossingswithguardrails.Dispensingwiththeguardrailhascreatedasenseofopennessforpedestrianswhoarenolongertrappedin‘cages’andwheelchairusersareimpressedwiththeimprovedvisibilityastrafficisnolongerpartiallyscreenedfromthembytherailings.

PEdESTRiAN GuARdRAilTheCouncil’spolicyisthatwewillnotintroducenewguardrailexceptwhereitcanbefullyjustified.

Wecontinuetoreviewtheneedforexistingguardrailatpedestriancrossingsand,whereitdoesnotcontributetoimprovedroadsafety,ourpolicyistoremoveit.Beforemakinganydecisionsontheremovalofanylengthofguardrailwecarryoutafullassessment,lookingattheeffectsonpedestriansandcyclists.Weareconsciousofboththepositiveeffectsinreducingconflictsbetweenpedestriansandtrafficandthenegativeeffectsofvisibilityofpedestrians,thepossibilityofcyclistsbeingsqueezedbetweentheguardrailandlargevehicles,particularlyatjunctionsandtheeffectonvehiclespeeds.

Atpedestrianentrancestoschools,particularlywherethefootwayisnarrow,werecognisethatchildrenmayrunstraightoutintotheroad.Underthesecircumstancesashortsectionofguardrailissometimesappropriate.

Excessivelengthsofguardrailcanbecounterproductive,encouragingpedestrianstowalkonthewrongsideortojumporclimbovertoavoidlengthydetours.Ourapproachatalllocationswhereguardrailisusedisthereforetoensurethatwerestrictthistotheminimumlengthrequiredtomeetsafetyrequirements.

Sydney Place - before and after removal of unnecessary guard railing

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CAmERASTheRoyalBoroughiswithinthegeographicalareacoveredbytheLondonSafetyCameraPartnershipwhichsetsstrictcriteriafortheintroductionofspeedcameras.Thesecriteria,basedonspeedrelatedcollisionsresultinginafatalityorseriousinjury,aresetbythecamerapartnershipandarenotwithinthecontroloftheCouncil.CurrentlythesecriteriaarenotmetonanyoftheBorough’sroads.

OverrecentyearstheuseofCCTVcamerashasbeenincreasingtocombatcrimeinhighstreetsandresidentialareas.Whereverpossibletheyshouldbemountedonbuildingsorexistingstreetfurnituretominimisetheirvisualimpactandthenumberofnewpostsnecessary.

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STREET NAmE SiGNSStreetnamesignsmakeasignificantcontributiontolocalcharmandcharacter.Localvariationsindesign,materialsandletteringaddrichnessandvarietytothestreetscene.Toaddasenseofhistoriccontinuity,whereoldersignssurvivetheyshouldberetainedandrestoredratherthanreplaced.

Normallysignsarefixedtoboundarywalls,fencesorrailingsorbuildingsatthebackofthefootway.Signsarenotplacedonnewposts.Whereappropriate,streetnamesignsinclude‘nothroughroad’signstoreducetheneedforadditionalsignsandposts.

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hiSToRiC STREET fuRNiTuREExistinghistoricstreetfurniture,suchaspostboxes,seats,drinkingfountains,cattletroughs,monumentsandcabmen’ssheltersareacherishedpartofourpast.IntheRoyalBoroughtheyarepreservedin-situandwherepossiblebroughtbacktouse.

TheCouncilhascompiledalistofitemsofinterestandhasestablishedclearlinesofresponsibilityforfuturemaintenance.Insomecaseslocalamenitysocietieshaveassisted.

old telephone boxes – kensington high Street Wall mounted lantern- drayson mews drinking fountain – holland Park Avenue

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CyClE PARkiNGTomeettheincreasingdemandforcycleparkingwecontinuetoprovidestandsatlocationsthroughouttheBorough.Thesestandsprovidecyclistswithasecurealternativetochainingtheircyclestorailingsandlampcolumnswheretheymaycauseanobstruction.

TherecommendeddesignforgeneraluseistheSheffieldtype.Thepreferredcolourformostlocationsisblackbutwetakecaretochoosecolourstosuitthelocationandtoco-ordinatewithotherstreetfurniture,asinKensingtonHighStreetandFulhamRoadwherewehaveusedastainlesssteelversion.

WehavepioneeredcycleparkingalongthecentralislandofroadssuchasKensingtonHighStreet.Thisallowsalargenumberofstandstobeprovidedinareasofhighdemandwithoutclutteringthestreetsorobstructingpedestrians.

Wherewehavebeenunabletoaccommodatecycleparkingonthefootway,wehaveinstalledcyclestandsinthecarriageway,ratherthanconstructfootwaybuild-outstoaccommodatethem.Howeveronoccasionsthesehavesustaineddamage.Totacklethiswearecontinuingtodevelopthedesigntoimprovevisibilityofthestands.

Atlocationswherethereisademandforcycleparking,butinsufficientspaceforastandardcyclestandweusesmallhoopsattachedtoexistingsignposts.Cyclesattachedtothesearemoresecureandlesslikelytofalloverandobstructthefootwaythaniftheywerechaineddirectlytoalampcolumnorpost.

kensington high Street black Sheffield cycle stands on Notting hill Gate

Stainless steel Sheffield cycle stands on fulham Road

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Incertaincircumstancesawallmountedcyclehoopcanbeappropriate.Approvalfromthepropertyownerisalwaysrequired.

Whereopportunitiesarisewealsoexplorealternativestoon-streetcycleparking,workinginpartnershipwithotherorganisationstoprovidecycleparkingfacilitiesavailableforpublicuseonprivatelandaswehavedoneaspartofourimprovementschemeoutsidetheChelseaandWestminsterHospital.Althoughwehaveretainedsomeon-streetcyclestands,wehavede-clutteredthefootwayoutsidethehospitaland,withtheagreementofthehospitalmanagement,installednewstandsinthehospital’sbasementcarparkandinthehospitalgrounds.

Abandonedcycles,privatepadlocksandchainsleftattachedtocyclestands,posts,treesoranyotheritemofstreetfurniturewillberemoved.

Post-mounted cycle hoops Chelsea & Westminster hospital - after

Chelsea & Westminster hospital - before

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CyClE hiRE doCkiNG STATioNSTheCouncilhasworkedcloselywithTransportforLondon(TfL)inbringingtheMayorofLondon’scyclehireschemetoKensingtonandChelsea.WewelcometheschemeandarelookingforwardtoseeingitrolledoutacrossthewholeoftheBorough.

WehaveindicatedtoTfLthatwedonotwantbuild-outsandbollardsunlessthereisaprovenneedforthese.

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TAblE ANd ChAiR liCENCESTheCouncillicensestablesandchairsonthehighway(footway).Applicantsmustsatisfystrictcriteriatoensurethesafetyofpedestriansandtheamenityoflocalresidents.Wearealsoreceptivetorequestsfortablesandchairsinspeciallocationswherethecriteriamaynotbesuitable,suchasthesouthernsectionofExhibitionRoad.

Licencesarereviewedannuallyonanindividualbasis.TheDirectorateofTransportationandHighwaysproducesguidanceontablesandchairslicencesandsituationswhereplanningpermissionisalsorequired.

Enjoying outside dining in Exhibition Road

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PubliC AmENiTiESIdeally,allitemsshouldbecombinedwithothersintoaco-ordinateddesign.Usingthisprinciplebussheltershavebeencombinedwithbusstopsigns,payphonesandevenpubliclavatories.Whennewfacilitiesareselectedorcommissionedthefollowingpointsshouldbeconsidered:

•Fitnessforpurpose

•Durability

•Lowmaintenance

•Visualamenity

•Architecturalquality

•Publicsafety

•Appropriatetourbandesigncontext

Combined bus stop and public lavatory – kensington high Street

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mARkET STAllSTheRoyalBoroughhasalonghistoryofstreettradingwithtraditionsgoingbackmanygenerationsinsomefamilies.Alltogether,thereareapproximately300streettradingpitchesthroughouttheBorough.Themajorityoftheseareinthetwostreetmarkets,atPortobelloRoadandGolborneRoad,althoughtherearealsoasignificantnumberofisolatedsitesaroundtheBorough,primarilyflowersellersandnewspapersellers.Marketstallsaddlifeandcolourtothestreetscenebutmustbeproperlymaintainedandcontrolled.

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flower stall – Wright’s lane

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TREES ANd oThER PlANTiNGTheenvironmentalbenefitsofurbantrees–cleanair,shade,ahomeforwildlifeandtheirroleinsignifyingthechangeofseasonsandthepassagesoftimearewellunderstood.Treesareanintegralpartoftheurbanlandscapeanditsarchitecture,wheretheycontributetolocalcharacterandhelptomaketheBoroughapleasantplacetoliveandwork.

TheRoyalBoroughhassomeoftheearliestplantingsofstreettreesandmanymaturetreesinparksandprivategardens,allofwhichinteractwithawiderangeofstylesandperiodsofbuildingfromgrandItalianateterraces,thoroughtothoseofthepicturesqueArtsandCraftsstyle.Today,theRoyalBoroughhasapproximately8,000streettreescomprising162speciesandvarieties.

TheCounciliskeentoplantnewtreesandhasbeensuccessfulinthisregardinrecenttimesdespitetheincreasingdifficultyoffindingnewandsuitablesiteswithoutundergroundservicesorvaults.Carefulconsiderationisgiventoallnewsitestoensurethattreeswillcomplementthebuiltenvironmentandthattherightspeciesisselected.Streettreesshouldberegardedasinescapablyarchitecturalfeatures.Itisthereforeimportantthatallnewtreesshouldcomplementtheexistingarchitectureinbothcolourandscalewithoutobscuringimportantbuildingsormonuments.

TheCouncilseekstobeagoodandresponsiblemanagerofitstreesandupholditsdutiesofcareandmaintenance.ItwasoneofthefirstCouncilsinLondontoemployArboriculturalOfficers,responsibleforthecareofstreettrees,andhasdevelopedatreepolicywithastrategicaimofensuringtreesareplanted,preservedandmanagedinaccordancewithsoundarboriculturepracticewhilstregardingtheircontributiontocreatingasenseofplace.

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TREES ANd oThER PlANTiNG

TREE GRillESWeavoidusingtraditionaltreegrillesaroundthebaseoftreesasthesecanoftenbeatrapforrubbish.Ourcurrentapproachistouseunboundgravelaroundthebaseoftrees.However,wearecurrentlycarryingouttrialsofalternativessuchastheuseofporousboundgravelwhichmayrequirelessmaintenance.

Porous bound gravel tree surround

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STREET CAbiNETS ANd fEEdER PillARS

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TREES ANd oThER PlANTiNG

PubliC ART

Street furniture

STREETSCAPE

TREE GRillES

PubliC ARTPublicartcanenhancethephysicalfabricofanarea,makingamajorcontributiontogivingaplacecharacterandidentity.TheRoyalBoroughpositivelyencouragestheintroductionofgoodqualitypiecesofart.

Whencommissioningnewworksaclearbriefisessential.Thisshouldtakeintoaccountthewiderstreetscapecontext,aswellasmaterials,durability,lighting,visibilityfromalldirectionsandmaintenance.Ineverycasegreatcareistakentorelatethepiecetothesize,scaleandlandscapinginwhichitsits.

bela bartok – South kensingtonThe elephant – Notting hill Gate

GENERAl PoliCiES

STREET liGhTiNG

liGhTiNG of buildiNGS

bollARdS

STREET CAbiNETS ANd fEEdER PillARS

SEATS

TRAffiC SiGNAlS

liTTER ANd RECyCliNG

PEdESTRiAN GuARdRAil

CAmERAS

STREET NAmE SiGNS

hiSToRiC STREET fuRNiTuRE

CyClE PARkiNG

CyClE hiRE doCkiNG STATioNS

TAblES ANd ChAiRS

PubliC AmENiTiES

mARkET STAllS

TREES ANd oThER PlANTiNG

TREE GRillES

Street furniture

STREETSCAPE

PubliC ART