“The quality of work produced was of a high standard and Anderson Acoustics provided valuable and consistent technical support to the site team. Their good relationships with Crossrail and the City of London proved invaluable when negotiating the consents for the site.”
Section 61 Consent
Anderson Acoustics work with clients to develop Section 61 applications to gain consent for construction works under Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act (CoPA) 1974. Section 61 applications are necessary on projects, because once consent has been granted, a local authority cannot take action under Section 60 of CoPA or Section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, provided the Section 61 and conditions are complied with.
We are experts in the application of BS 5228 code of practice for ‘noise and vibration control on construction and open sites’ and have the capability and experience to assess, manage and monitor noise, dust and vibration impacts, so you can focus on getting on with construction.
If you’ve got a project in mind, call us on 01273 696887 or send us a message.
How we do it
Part of Your Team
We work collaboratively on-site with your environment and construction teams to get a deep understanding of your objectives, timescales and constraints.
Understanding the works
We discuss when, where and how you plan to undertake the construction and make recommendations which will maximise the rate of construction within acceptable noise limits.
Noise modelling
We generate a construction map to understand the layout of the site and the progression of the works and use noise modelling software to predict noise levels from static plant, mobile plant and haul roads.
We overlay mapping data of homes and businesses to identify which are likely to be affected by noise from any planned work.
Best Practicable Means (BPM)
We help clients demonstrate and implement Best Practicable Means (BPM) of reducing and mitigating construction noise within the constraints of local conditions, plant available/construction methodology, as well as time, and financial implications. These can include designing/specifying practical enclosures for plant, and their location on site, scheduling works to best suit the works programme, choosing alternative methodology where the level of noise predicted from desired methodology would not gain consent.
Noise, Dust and Vibration Management Plan
If required we can develop a Construction Noise, Dust and Vibration Management Plan which defines the measures to control and limit noise, dust and vibration emissions from the site, at residential properties and other sensitive receptors in the vicinity of a project.
Working with Local Authorities
Once a section 61 application has been submitted, we can assist further by liaising with our clients, local authority and other stakeholders to discharge conditions.
Compliance monitoring
We offer solutions for attended and unattended noise and vibration monitoring to meet the often-required condition of the local authority to gain S61 consent. We also provide dust monitoring services which is often a necessity where noise and vibration monitoring is required.
Community Engagement
Our Community Engagement team can provide on-site and telephone support to local stakeholders. Early communication can allay fears and an open channel of communication with neighbours has been proven to reduce the levels of noise annoyance they experience.
Why Use Us?
Extensive experience
Our broad experience has been accumulated through work on major infrastructure projects such as Crossrail, Thames Tideway Tunnel, Great Western Electrification and HS2, as well as numerous smaller projects.
Capability and resource
With a team of 25+, we have the capability to support projects at short notice and can manage the dynamic requirements of construction projects.
We are ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified and are registered suppliers on Constructionline and Builders Profile.
Cost effective
We constantly seek ways to improve our operational effectiveness and minimise costs to benefit your project.
With a large fleet of our own monitoring equipment we can often save clients money by avoiding expensive equipment hire.
With offices in London and Brighton, we can cost-effectively support projects in the capital and across the South East.
Responsive
We understand that in construction time is money and delays are extremely costly. We work hard to ensure rapid turnaround within your reasonable timescale requests to ensure your project can progress as quickly as possible.
Employee-owned
We are an employee-owned company and we directly benefit from our own success, making us more committed, innovative and focused on your needs.
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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