BS 5709-2018 pdf free download.Gaps, gates and stiles – Specification
This British Standard specifies field-measurable performance requirements for new gaps, gates and stiles for footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways and other routes used by the public. It can also
be used for structures to be installed on permissive paths, wholly private ways and on commons.
It includes a hierarchy of accessibility performance requirements to raise awareness of the characteristics of different structures. It does not attempt to provide performance requirements in relation to land management need, to be individually assessed according to the circumstances. It can be used to establish and maintain a quality in all new structures that represents good practice.
This British Standard does not automatically apply retrospectively to most existing structures. It can be used as guidance for those who wish to repair or improve existing structures.
This British Standard does not allocate decision making, installation, maintenance or record keeping to any particular organization or person.
This British Standard is intended to be used by:
a) those planning, specifying or authorizing new structures on paths (e.g. highway authorities,highways agencies, district councils, landowners, tenants, user groups and others handling diversions, creations or dedications of paths subject to gaps, gates and stiles);
b) those making and buying path structures or kits;
c) those installing path structures; and
d) those replacing, maintaining and inspecting path structures.
Most of the functional performance criteria are field measurable but this British Standard also gives guidance on design where field measurement is physically difficult or subjective.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this British Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1 barbed wire
any kind of wire with sharp protrusions
3.2 bridle gate
device hinged at one side installed in a boundary such as a fence, hedge or wall which acts as a barrier to animals and motor vehicles, but which allows the passage of horse riders, riders of cycles,pedestrians and their dogs, and mobility vehicles
3.3 bridleway
any route where horses are allowed
NOTE This includes routes on access land.
3.4 cycle
two-wheeled, non-motorized, pedal- or hand-powered vehicle
NOTE A cycle could also be electrically powered if this is permitted on the route in question.
3.5 dog gate
device allowing the passage of a dog, whilst preventing the passage of other animals
3.6 enclosure
area within which the gate of a kissing gate swings or the area between a pair of gates comprising one structure
NOTE Also known as a refuge.
3.7 footpath
any route where walkers are allowed
NOTE This includes routes on access land.
3.8 gap
unimpeded way through a boundary together with any side structure
3.9 horse stile
non-moving structure designed to allow horses to pass whilst forming a deterrent to motorcycles
3.10 kissing gate
device consisting of a hinged gate that is constrained to swing between two posts at the opening of an enclosure forming part of the structure, and which allows the passage of legitimate users, whilst preventing the passage of animals, etc.
3.11 land manager
owner, user or occupier managing land on which there is, or might be, a structure
3.12 manoeuvring space
space surrounding the structure needed by persons, horses, cycles and mobility vehicles to traverse a gap or structure conveniently and safely
3.13 mobility vehicle
wheeled vehicle such as a wheelchair, invalid carriage or children’s pushchair or pram
NOTE Invalid carriages of Classes 1, 2 and 3 are defined in Road Traffic – the Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988 [3].
3.14 path
public or private routes or ways through fences onto and from land such as commons and access land
where no specific paths exist
3.15 pedestrian gate
device hinged at one side, installed in a boundary such as a fence, hedge or wall which acts as a barrier to animals, etc., but which allows the passage of pedestrians and their dogs, and mobility vehicles
3.16 RADAR lock
lock operated by a key (RADAR key), normally only available to disabled people
3.17 self-closing gate
gate which returns without intervention to a position touching, or in line with, the closing post
3.18 stepover
rail in a horse stile, on the ground surface, which horses need to step over
3.19 step-through gate
openable barrier allowing horses to step through when closed
NOTE This is also known as a horse-friendly barrier.
3.20 stile
fixed device allowing the passage of pedestrians over or through a fence, wall or hedge, while forming a barrier to farmed animals and many dogs, as well as cycles and mobility vehicles
NOTE The term stile does not include horse stile.
3.21 stockproof
structure intended to prevent the passage of farmed animals
NOTE Keeping some farmed animals in, as well as some wild animals out, might require special structures, e.g.
tall kissing gates for deer or buried mesh for rabbits.
3.22 structure
object including a gap, within a path, designed to physically restrict access.BS 5709 pdf download