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Planning & Noise
It’s often the case that the first real involvement in noise issues that any company has is when they apply for planning consent for alterations to their existing business. For many, this can turn out to be a truly traumatic experience because they never envisaged either the opposition they would encounter to their scheme or the complexity of the issues they have to address. Much of this can easily be avioded if the company examines the noise implications of their plans prior to submission, and includes a proper acoustics assessment with their application.
We have considerable experience in dealing with noise issues at the planning stage and Gordon Brown lectures on this subject at Colchester Professional Training Centre.
For basic information regrading what the noise implications of a planning application are likely to be, you should read the official guidance on the subject, Planning Policy Guidance Note 24 - more commonly referred to as PPG24. This essential document may be obtained from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister website by clicking here.
There is no doubt that PPG24 has its faults, but the bottom line is that it is the Planning Inspector’s bible and in most cases they will not accept any significant departure from it. Take a look at it and if you feel that the development you are proposing has any noise implications, get in contact with us and we’ll advise you of the steps you need to take.
PPG24 is currently being extensively revised and will no doubt eventually be released as a Planning Policy Statement - watch this space!
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