Westminster Open Spaces Noise Study 2008 Final Report

Westminster Open Spaces NoiseStudy 2008: Final ReportTable 5. Assessment summarySite Typology TotalpositvescoreTotal -negativescoreNetTranquillityScoreHyde Park LP 26.28 -1.60 24.68Regent’s Park LP 25.20 -1.90 23.30Victoria TowerGardens NorthLP 26.05 -3.60 22.45St James’s Park LP 25.70 -3.65 22.05PaddingtonRecreation GroundInigo JonesGardensWestbourne EstateCanalside GardensLMSS 15.43 -0.87 14.57LMSS 14.00 -1.10 12.90LMSS 13.47 -0.93 12.53Ebury Square LMSS 12.43 -0.10 12.33St Mary’sChurchyardLMSS 13.77 -1.43 12.33Leicester square CMSS 16.23 -4.38 11.85St Anne’sChurchyardLMSS 12.23 -0.80 11.43Riverside WalkGardensLMSS 10.00 -0.23 9.77Golden Square LMSS 10.90 -1.27 9.63WestbourneGardensLMSS 9.77 -1.20 8.57Soho Square CMSS 13.92 -5.77 8.15Lower GrosvenorGardensLMSS 9.33 -1.43 7.90Trafalgar Square CPS 10.17 -3.00 7.17Paddington Central LMSS 7.73 -1.60 6.13Harrow Road OpenSpaceLMSS 5.33 -1.80 3.53Hyde Park CornerWar MemorialCMSS 7.23 -6.31 0.92Commentsexceptionally high positives;important to maintain factors thatcontributed to thisexceptionally high positives;important to maintain factors thatcontributed to thisexceptionally high positives;important to maintain factors thatcontributed to thisexceptionally high positives;important to maintain factors thatcontributed to thisVery low negative score; detailedassessment should be investigatedto increase number of positivesHigh negative score cancels out arelative high positive; negativescores should be investigated indetailed assessmentHigh negative score cancels out arelative high positive; negativescores should be investigated indetailed assessmentIn spite of a number of positivescores, this site scores very poorlyoverall because of an almostequally high number of negativefactors. The detailed assessmentshould be studied for possiblemitigation.D121316/R1/0228Scott Wilson LtdMarch 2009