Case Study
Acoustic Considerations for Air Source Heat Pumps Serving Decarbonisation Schemes
A thought piece from Callum Brewer, Principal Consultant, Environmental and Planning
Environmental Assessment
Strategic and environmental noise impact assessments for all types of development from micro-wind turbines, to waste facilities to airport masterplans.
Environmental noise and air quality assessments apply to all developments where there is the potential for impacts to arise on others from your project or if there may be existing environmental sources that are not part of your scheme affecting the development.
Whether you are submitting a planning application for your residential or commercial development premises, installing a building services plant, building a skate park, a recycling facility or even conducting a formal EIA for a major development, we have the experience, expertise and tools to provide a sustainable solution for environmental noise and air quality control that meets your needs.
How we do it
We work with you, local planning and other regulatory bodies to ensure the appropriate assessments are conducted to enable planning permission to be secured and through the process of discharging acoustic conditions as they may arise.
Baseline noise monitoring
Using precision sound measurement equipment, we establish baseline noise conditions and observe the acoustic character of the environment through a noise survey.
Air quality testing
Air quality levels are coming under increasing scrutiny from planning authorities and local councils. Our team of air quality specialists can provide expert monitoring, testing and consultative services to ensure you meet the required standards in both indoor and outdoor environments and across numerous emission sources.
Establishing impacts
To understand what impacts the existing environment will have on the proposed development, and vice versa, we use nationally and internationally recognised calculation methods.
Mitigation of impacts
Where an impact is deemed unfavourable, we provide robust mitigation solutions to minimise the impact in line with relevant guidelines. We have the experience to deliver the correct solution, including for operational, transport or plant noise.
Assessment of residual effects
To support the progression of your project, we provide a written summary of the residual impacts from the concept stage through to its realisation.
Why Use Us?
Here are some of the reasons we think we're a good fit for your environmental assessment needs. If you've got a project in mind, our contact details are below or you can send a message to the team directly using our contact form.
Expert advice from specialists
With a team of 25+ people, we are one of the largest specialist consultancies in the country with a vast amount of collective experience in conducting environmental impact, noise and air quality assessments.
Intelligent solutions for noise
Whether the impact be construction noise, operational noise or transport noise, we provide appropriate and intelligent acoustic advice to mitigate - balancing cost, functional and aesthetic requirements to deliver the right solutions for your project.
Sustainability is our mission
Our mission is to contribute to a sustainable future. Enabling growth for our clients whilst minimising the impact on the environment is hugely rewarding for us - we are driven to find a win-win outcome at every opportunity.
What we've done
We'd love to hear from you
How can we add value to your project? Is there something we can help you with?
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