EQ5 — - noise.

Notes Hounslow | Local Plan The council is producing a Development Control for Noise Generating and Noisesensitive Development SPD with the London Boroughs of Hillingdon and Richmond, which will provide guidance on the location and design of new development with regard to noise (expected 2014). The council’s draft Air Quality SPD (2013) provides guidance on noise considerations. British Standard BS8233: 2014 - Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings, BS 4142:2014 (Method for Rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound and BS 6472-1:2008 (Guide to evaluation of human exposure to vibration in buildings) should inform noise assessments. Noise generating uses (such as industrial and commercial operations, food and drink establishments and other town centre uses) can impact on surrounding residential properties. It may be appropriate to restrict hours of operation, deliveries and refuse and recycling collection. Noise pollution includes vibration, and planning should limit human exposure to vibration under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, Part III, which gives local authorities powers to control noise from construction sites, and the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Part III (as amended by the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993), which requires local authorities. Abatement notices will be served where noise emitted from any premises, or from vehicles, machinery and equipment in the street, constitutes a statutory nuisance. The Aviation Policy Framework sets out the government’s policy on the noise impacts arising from aviation, including planning considerations that may be a material consideration in planning decisions. The framework expects airport operators to offer households exposed to levels of noise of 69 dB LAeq 16h or more, assistance with the costs of moving, and to offer acoustic insulation to noise-sensitive buildings, such as schools and hospitals, exposed to levels of noise of 63 dB LAeq 16h or more. Between the 69dBA LAeq and 63dBA LAeq contours there will be a presumption against family housing, whilst other smaller one bed and studio housing will only be accepted where high levels of sound insulation and ventilation are provided. There will also be a presumption against non-residential noise- sensitive development in this zone. In addition, between 63 and 57dBA LAeq contours all new built development, including residential extensions, should have high levels of sound attenuation and acoustically treated ventilation. The ICAO Balanced Approach encompasses four principal elements: reduction of noise at source; land use planning and management; noise abatement operational procedures; and operating restrictions on aircraft. The Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions) (Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003 transpose European Directive 2002/30/EC on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports into United Kingdom law. The regulations apply to major airport operators with over 50,000 civil jet aircraft movements a year (which includes Heathrow Airport) and reflect the adoption of the ICAO balanced approach to managing aircraft noise. Management of noise by Local Planning Authorities is also an element, and the borough considers that the 69 dB (A) LAeq 16h contour represents a Significant Observed Adverse Effect Level (SOAEL). As such, residential developments within this area are not permitted.

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