Noise Assessment Sectors

Residential

Most Local Authorities request an environmental noise impact assessment report to support planning applications for new residential developments. A suitable assessment will consider guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE), Planning Practice Guidance – Noise (PPG-N), British Standards BS 8233:2014, BS…

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Bars, Clubs & Restaurants

Noise is an important consideration for developers and operators of entertainment premises such as bars, night clubs, and restaurants. Noise emissions from entertainment premises, often late at night, has the potential to disturb nearby residential occupants and Local Authorities often have stringent criteria to protect residential amenity. Acoustic assessments for…

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Commercial & Retail

Noise from commercial and retail businesses encompasses a large variety of sources. From bars and night clubs, air conditioning and ventilation serving offices or retail shops, delivery and servicing, to drive-thru lanes associated with coffee shops and takeaway restaurants, many commercial developments will require an acoustic assessment at the planning…

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Health Clubs & Gyms

Health clubs and gyms are a current growth industry, with the number of gyms increasing year-on-year. These come with their own unique challenges; gyms often host classes with loud music, structure-borne impact noise from heavy weights being dropped, and the need for very high levels of ventilation and air conditioning.…

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Education

New schools, and new or refurbished buildings within existing schools must comply with Requirement E4 of Part E of The Building Regulations. All schools also need to comply with The School Premises Regulations and Independent School Standards. The normal way of complying with these requirements is to achieve the performance…

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Industrial

Industrial activities can produce significant levels of noise and vibration to residents living nearby, and to employees of the industrial company itself. Industrial development will usually require a detailed noise impact assessment and vibration assessment to be carried out in support of a planning application. Typically, these will be in…

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Leisure

Assessing noise from leisure and recreation activities in support of planning applications often presents a unique challenge; whereas industrial sources or those inside a building can incorporate purpose-designed noise control treatments, controlling noise from five-a-side football pitches or zip wires requires creative thinking and a high level of acoustic expertise.…

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Healthcare

Most new healthcare buildings will be required to comply with acoustic criteria set out in Health Technical Memorandum 08-01: Acoustics (HTM 08-01). ACA Acoustics can undertake the necessary sound and vibration level surveys in support of planning applications, design of façade sound insulation, specify appropriate sound insulation between adjoining areas,…

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Construction

Noise and vibration from construction activity has the potential to significantly disturb nearby occupants, from the largest to the smallest sites of sites. It is becoming common for Local Authorities to request an assessment of the noise and vibration impact of the construction phase of a development, either as part…

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Testimonials

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Philip Catterall

"I have had the pleasure of using ACA Acoustics’ services on a high-end residential project in Vauxhall, London.

The commitment and proactiveness received from Rob Cant and his team was greatly appreciated on an extremely challenging and short time-framed project. This resulted in ACA Acoustics providing acoustic consultancy services on the current 51-storey commercial fit out project in Central London.

I would not hesitate with recommending their services as they are my preferred company for acoustic consultancy."

Joe Wu – T Clarke PLC

"I have been using ACA Acoustics during my employment at different companies since Rob set the business up in 2012. Rob and his team offer an excellent service and very competitive costs for carrying out acoustic sound surveys and reports. In the fast pace nature of the hospitality client field their fast turnaround is greatly valued and helps me to build a robust offering to my clients."

Craig Ballantyne – Spiritus Technical Services Limited

"We used Rob from ACA Acoustics and would highly recommend their services. The work was carried out to an extremely high standard, these guys obviously know their business.

There was some opposition to our project and those opposing employed an independent acoustic agent to try and discredit the report Rob had produced. However, the other report was thrown out and deemed totally inadequate and the Local Authority praised the report submitted by ACA Acoustics.

As I say, these guys know their stuff and are extremely competent and most professional."

Sanchia Ascroft – The Thatch Barn, Yelling

"ACA Acoustics’ practical understanding of the HVAC industry and professional yet common sense approach to finding the right solution for each project is the reason why I’d always choose to use them on my projects and recommend them to my clients."

Ed Fellerman – Chapman Ventilation Limited

"I’ve worked with Rob and ACA for a number of years on numerous projects, and their proactive approach and negotiation skills have helped my clients and I overcome various difficult challenging noise issues to secure tricky planning consents.

As a planning consultancy we have worked with various noise consultants and I have found ACA to be the most pragmatic and adept, going beyond simply undertaking noise calculations to help find solutions and fight our corner when needed."

Mark Shearman – Firstplan

"I use ACA Acoustics to assist with all our projects which require an acoustic assessment. They also provide the acoustic design for separating walls and floors to comply with The Building Regulations Approved Document E.

Their straightforward and practical advice complements the service I can offer to my clients and I highly recommend their service."

Ian Hubbarde – Link Architecture