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Planning and Noise

Where a planning development is proposed that is noisy or could be affected by noise (noise sensitive development) the Council Pollution Team provides advice to the Planning Officers about noise.

The approach that the Council takes is outlined in the Local Plan Review, Chapter 3 Environmental Sustainability and under Planning Applications on the Development Control web pages.  This is consistent with the advice issued from Government and contained in Planning Policy Guidance Note 24 'Planning and Noise', PPG24.

The preparation and development of sites often gives rise to noise and vibration issues, we have further information about this on our Demolition and Construction Noise page.

Where noisy development is proposed the developer will need to provide information with the application to show that the noise emitted can be reduced to acceptable levels.

Similarly, where noise sensitive development such as home or hospitals, schools ro sheltered accommodation is proposed, the developer needs to provide information showing how noises impacts can be reduced to acceptable levels.  Noise standards for rooms and gardens affected by noise are contained in Eastleigh's Local Plan.

For advice on the standards required for noise assessments we would advise that applicants contact us to discuss the particulars of their application and noise assessment proposals prior to submission.  For example, when noise assessments are carried out we need to be sure that noise level at first and higher floor levels are adequately considered, or where road traffic noise is too high that glazing is designed for the characteristics of road noise.

Further information on noise standards for residential and other sensitive development can be found in British Standard BS8233:1999 'Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings. Code of Practice', and the World Health Organisation Report, Community Noise 1999.PPG24 contains details of the standard monitoring and assessment techniques.  The Environment Agency provide a useful reference for assessing noise impacts.

if you have an enquiry about noise or would like to make a complaint please contact us.