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intensive recreational uses in sites where they can contribute to town
centre vitality and viability’ and ‘avoid any significant loss of amenity to
residents, neighbouring uses or biodiversity’.
Planning Policy Guidance Note No 22 ‘Renewable Energy’ February
1993 (Consultation draft of new statement issued, November 2003)
An annex on wind energy gives advice on noise issues to be considered in
relation to planning applications for wind turbines. See also Appendix A9,
bibliography under Working Group on Noise from Wind Turbines, report
for DTI (referred to in November 2003 consultation).
Planning Policy Guidance Note 23 ‘Planning and Pollution Control’
February 1997
PPG23 advises that local planning authorities, environmental health
authorities and the Environment Agency enter into discussion at an early
stage to avoid unnecessary duplication under both planning and pollution
control regimes.
Mineral Planning Guidance Note 11 ‘The Control of Noise at
Surface Mineral Workings’ April 1993
MPG11 provides advice on how the planning system can be used to keep
noise emissions from surface mineral workings within environmentally
acceptable limits without imposing unreasonable burdens on mineral
extraction operators. It provides a method of determining the existing
background noise levels and of estimating likely future noise levels. It also
gives guidance on appropriate noise limits. The guidance was under
review at the time of writing - ‘Draft Minerals policy statement 2:
Controlling and mitigating the environmental effects of mineral extraction
in England: Annex 2. Noise’ See http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/
odpm_planning/documents/page/odpm_plan_609221.pdf
Other guidance
‘Design Manual for Roads and Bridges’ Volume 11 ‘Environmental
Assessment’ Section 3, Part 7 ‘Traffic Noise and Vibration’ Chapters 2-8,
Highways Agency, August 1994.
HA65/94 ‘Design guide for Environmental Barriers.’
HA 66/95 ‘Environmental Barriers, technical requirements.’
‘Guidance on the methodology for multi-modal studies’ Volumes 1
and 2, DETR, March 2000; and New Approach to Appraisal.