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Getting things right from the earliest stages of residential development can increase the likelihood of achieving planning consent for your development and reduce costs. Not considering noise from the outset may seem innocuous, but getting it wrong can result in project delays, bureaucratic headaches, and lower returns. Here’s how ProPG Planning can help.

Environmental monitoring describes how we regularly review the quality of an environment. During activities such as demolition or construction, where there is the potential for significant adverse impacts on the local environment, monitoring can help to reduce adverse effects to health, stress, and quality of life. Here are four things you can do to keep […]

The cost of a noise survey depends on many factors, the most important being what you need to achieve from the survey. Let’s take a look at each of the factors that contributes to the cost of a high-quality survey.

The requirement for businesses to reduce employees’ exposure to noise is enshrined in law. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (2005) make it mandatory for employers to take positive action, by providing staff with the appropriate equipment and training. Employers have a legal duty to monitor noise levels by carrying out a workplace noise […]

The control of noise is extremely important in new build developments and the renovation or change of use of existing properties, as Local Authority planning departments will often require professional noise assessments before granting permission for work to go ahead.

  We are delighted to inform readers that ACA Acoustics are now SITMA registered, making us fully accredited for sound insulation testing.

As anyone who has been unlucky enough to endure an overnight hospital stay will agree, hospitals are rarely peaceful places. In fact, at most times of day and night, in-patient wards are perpetually busy, with equipment, staff, and patients combining to increase noise levels. However, noise is also exacerbated by poor acoustic design, such as […]

Noise assessments are key components of planning applications for new developments, yet the path to achieving planning consent is often not simple. The planning system in England and Wales can be complicated, lengthy, and contradictory, with important decisions made by people, such as councillors, who may not easily understand the technical aspects of noise impact […]

Restaurants, bars, and pubs are usually hives of activity, and from 21st June 2021 will hopefully become so again! In a busy hospitality venue it’s unsurprising – and inevitable – that noise is produced, particularly at times of the evening, and at weekends, when local residents are more likely to be at home. The problem […]

BREEAM – the Building and Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method – is an important strategy for achieving sustainable design, construction, and operation of building projects in the UK. The international scheme awards credits according to the environmental performance of buildings.