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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement: Vol. 2 Main Text
11. Noise and Vibration
Introduction
11.1 This Chapter presents the noise and vibration assessment for the Dissolved Acetylene Project. It
includes the relevant legislation and policy, assessment methodology and significance criteria,
baseline description, identification of potential impacts, impact assessment, mitigation measures,
residual impact assessment and recommendations. The potential for combined and cumulative
effects as a result of the BOC Dissolved Acetylene Project are considered in Chapter 16.
11.2 The Dissolved Acetylene Project has the potential to give rise to noise and vibration impacts on
the local environment due to construction and operational activities and the associated traffic
movements on the local road network.
11.3 The proposed site is located in an area of agricultural land mixed with high levels of industrial use
(e.g. chemical processing and manufacturing). There are both human and ecologically sensitive
receptors in the local area that have the potential to be disturbed by noise. This Chapter focuses
on the assessment of potential impacts at the nearest human receptors. Chapter 10 (Ecology) has
utilised data from this Chapter to address the assessment of noise impacts on ecological
receptors.
Assessment Methodology and Significance
Criteria
Legislation and Policy
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
11.4 The development falls under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 1 and therefore must follow
the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regulatory system. Specific guidance is
given for noise and thus the operational assessment must be undertaken in accordance with the
requirements of Horizontal Guidance Note IPPC H3 Part 2.
Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) Note 24: Planning and Noise
11.5 PPG 24 gives guidance to local authorities in England on how to use their planning powers to
minimise the impacts of noise. It outlines the considerations to be taken into account in
determining planning applications both for noise sensitive developments and for those activities
which generate noise.
11.6 Annex 3 provides detailed guidance on the assessment of noise from different sources. For noise
from industrial developments it advises that impacts on residential receptors should be assessed
in accordance with British Standard (BS) 4142 and for noise from construction sites it advises
assessment in accordance with BS 5228.
11.7 BS 4142 and BS 5228 have been updated since PPG 24 was written; the latest versions have
been used in this assessment.
11.8 Further details of relevant planning policies at national, regional and local levels are discussed in
Chapter 4 and are summarised in Appendix 4A. The conformity of the Dissolved Acetylene Project
with plans and policies is discussed in Chapter 17.
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