Appendix 7: Industrial Estates and Business Parks Checklist
A7. The risk of burglary and
vandalism to industrial buildings can be high, particularly at
night when buildings and compounds are unattended. Empty roads,
car parking and service areas also create extensive hard surfaces
which attract groups of young people during evenings leading to
vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Developers are expected to
take account of the following:
| Public and private Spaces - 'Defensible
Space' |
- 'Defensible space'
is clearly defined using real or symbolic
barriers and features such as entrance pillars
and changes of road surface. Public access
through the development is restricted and
discouraged.
- The number of vehicular access
points has been minimised.
- Unprotected and secluded areas
between and behind buildings have been avoided.
- Secure external compounds for
the storage of goods, materials and rubbish of
the appropriate size and position are provided.
- The industrial estate or
business park is securely fenced or has a
landscaped boundary with intermittent views into
the site.
- Account is taken of adjoining
uses e.g. open space, as a potential means of
access by criminals and of their escape.
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| Car Parking |
- Parking areas are well lit
with a safe and direct access for drivers from
their vehicles to the building.
- Parking areas are overlooked
by the buildings they serve.
- Large expanses of parking have
been avoided.
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| Natural Surveillance |
- Access points, car parking and
service areas are overlooked from the buildings
they serve.
- Surveillance from passing
traffic is encouraged, especially at night,
whilst achieving an appropriate balance with
highway safety.
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| Security Measures |
- Comprehensive security
measures, including CCTV, are included in the
design.
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| Landscape Design |
- Landscaping, especially in the
long-term, will not prevent natural surveillance
or reduce the effectiveness of lighting and CCTV
cameras.
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| Lighting |
- Lighting is provided to
improve natural surveillance during hours of
darkness.
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