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24/02/2020 Noise, Sound & Acoustics Overview and Current Policy Challenges Stephen Turner MA, MSc, HonFIOA President-Elect, Institute of Acoustics Director Stephen Turner Acoustics Limited 1 Overview Film 2 24th February 2020

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Overview and Current Policy Challenges

Stephen Turner MA, MSc, HonFIOA President-Elect, Institute of Acoustics Director – Stephen Turner Acoustics Limited

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Overview Film

Acoustics Affects Us Everyday

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First seen through Acoustics

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Acoustics in this Room

Twitter.com

Acoustics in World War I

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Acoustics in World War II

123rf.com

Flyinglegends.com

Noise is unwanted Sound

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Sound that causes a perceived or unperceived adverse effect

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Management of Noise

  • What is your view of the concentration of Nitrogen Dioxide

in this room?

  • What is your view about the acoustics?
  • Can you hear me clearly?

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Different from Air Pollution

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One person’s music is another person’s noise.

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Many of the Effects are Subjective What is the loudest sound or noise you have experienced

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Experiment What is the most annoying noise you have experienced

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Experiment

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  • But also
  • Its character
  • Frequency content
  • Continuous or intermittent
  • Its duration
  • Time of day it occurs
  • Day of the week it occurs
  • What we are doing when it occurs

Noise is Challenging to Manage Effectively

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Not just the Level of Noise that affects us

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Noise / Sound Management is a Devolved Issue

Twitter.com Assembly.wales En.Wikipedia.org Constructionmanagermagazine.com

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Noise / Sound Management is a Devolved Issue

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  • 2 pages of policy
  • 4 pages of explanatory notes

Noise Policy Statement for England

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Noise Policy Statement for England

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Noise Policy & Regulatory Overview

Noise Policy Statement for England

National Policy Statements

Energy Suite Ports Waste Water Hazardous Waste National Networks Airports Planning Practice Guidance (Noise) Planning Practice Guidance (Minerals) Planning Practice Guidance (Renewables) Permitted Development

Legislation

Nuisance (EPA & Noise Act) Road vehicles Industrial Permitting Construction Noise Building Regulations Fireworks Aviation Balanced Approach Air Navigation Machinery Source Limits END Licensing Compensation Codes of Practice Aviation Specific Policy awaiting aviation noise strategy Airports NPS (Heathrow) Water Resources

National Planning Policy Framework

Anti-Social Behaviour

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Noise Policy & Regulatory Overview

Noise Policy Statement for England

National Policy Statements

Energy Suite Ports Waste Water Hazardous Waste National Networks Airports Planning Practice Guidance (Noise) Planning Practice Guidance (Minerals) Planning Practice Guidance (Renewables) Permitted Development

Legislation

Nuisance (EPA & Noise Act) Road vehicles Industrial Permitting Construction Noise Building Regulations Fireworks Aviation Balanced Approach Air Navigation Machinery Source Limits END Licensing Compensation Codes of Practice Aviation Specific Policy awaiting aviation noise strategy Airports NPS (Heathrow) Water Resources

National Planning Policy Framework

Anti-Social Behaviour

  • Noise Management responsibility spread over at least 8 departments or

parts of departments

  • Yet only TWO trained acousticians in Whitehall
  • For most officials - Noise only a small part of their portfolio
  • This can lead to
  • Uneven Implementation of Noise Policy
  • Incomplete Management of Noise
  • Unintended Consequences

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Policy Challenge

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Example – Permitted Development Rights

Granting Permitted Development Rights to convert offices to residential Complaints from pubs and clubs about unfair treatment Changes to Planning Guidance Changes to the PD Regulations Introduction of Agent of Change in updated NPPF But I can still convert offices right next to a Motorway without addressing the noise impact from the motorway

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  • Much concern about noise
  • Extant Government Guidance

arguably out of date (1997)

  • Technically complex
  • IOA assisted
  • Far from Straightforward

Example – On-shore Windfarms

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  • Airborne Sound Department was

closed

  • Can no longer calibrate sound

levels meters in the UK

Example – National Physical Laboratory

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Visitrichmond.co.uk

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Example – Health & Safety Executive

Noise & Vibration technical resources cut by 50% In 2015/16 Occupational Deafness was the highest Occupational disease by Employer Liability Insurance Claim In 2018 – Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome accounted for 49% of ill health RIDDOR reports Noise & Vibration specialist inspector resources cut by around 45%

En.Wikipedia.org

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  • Replacing Gas Boilers
  • With Air Source Heat Pumps

And coming up

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Cse.org.uk

Proposed Office of Environmental Protection

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And what about these

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Wired.com

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Possible way forward

Government Departments with responsibility for some areas of Noise Management All Party Parliamentary Group

  • n Sound and Noise

Management There are members of the Institute of Acoustics who work in all these areas

  • Contact details:
  • Email:

Stephen.turner@stacoustics.co.uk

  • Tel:

+ 44 7716 117063

  • Twitter

@stacoustics

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Thank You

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