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Camilty Wind Farm
8 Noise
8.1 Introduction and Overview
8.1.1 This chapter assesses the potential noise and vibration effects of the proposed wind farm
with respect to construction, operation and decommissioning.
8.1.2 The chapter describes the methods used to gather baseline data representative of the closest
identified noise sensitive receptors, likely construction, operational and decommissioning
effects, mitigation measures required to prevent, reduce or offset any significant adverse
effects predicted, and the significance of any residual effects after these measures have been
implemented.
8.1.3 This chapter is necessarily technical in nature; a glossary of acoustic terms is presented as
Appendix 8.1. Background information on wind turbine noise is provided in Appendix 8.2.
8.2 Methodology
Policy and Guidance
Planning Policy and Legislative Context
8.2.1 The following policy and guidance documents have been referred to for the purposes of this
assessment:
• The Control of Pollution Act (CoPA) 1974, Part III;
• Planning Advice Note (PAN) 1/2011;Planning and Noise;
• The Working Group on Noise from Wind Turbines The Assessment & Rating of Noise
from Wind Farms (ETSU-R-97) (1996);
• Institute of Acoustics (IoA) Bulletin article Volume 34 No. 2, March / April 2009;
• IoA consultation paper July 2012 A good practice guide to the application of ETSU-R-
97 for wind turbine noise assessment.
8.2.2 These documents are described in more detail below.
The Control of Pollution Act 1974, Part III
8.2.3 Section 60, Part III of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (CoPA) refers to the control of noise
on construction sites. It provides legislation by which local authorities can control noise from
construction sites to limit noise disturbance.
8.2.4 Section 72, Part III of the CoPA refers to best practicable means (BPM). It defines BPM as
reasonably practicable, having regards among other things to local conditions and
circumstances, to the current state of technical knowledge and to the financial implications,
whilst Means refers to the design, installation, maintenance and manner and periods of
operation of plant and machinery, and the design, construction and maintenance of buildings
and acoustic structures.
March 2013 8-1 ES Chapter 8
Noise
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