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July 2010 issue 45
Heart effects to enter policy?
The UK may be moving closer towards including noise-prompted deaths as
input into planning decisions.
No-noise Lacors?
Local authority group Lacors has published A clean bill of health, a
guide that summarises for councillors, and other local decision makers, the
health effects of pollution and what councils and their partners can do to
improve the health of their communities.
Scotland warned on planning for turbines and heat pumps
Responses have been published to a Scottish consultation on extending
permitted development rights to domestic wind turbines and heat pumps.
Birmingham airport sets up Google mapping
Residents and businesses located close to, or looking to relocate near
Birmingham Airport, can now use Google Earth to find out about its flight
paths, noise insulation scheme, air quality monitoring and other
environmental programmes the airport offers.
Coalition Budget cuts, further cuts coming
The Government has published details of the £1.166bn local government
contribution to the £6.2bn cross-government savings in 2010/11.
Unitaries stopped
Restructuring of councils in Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon has been
scrapped.
Wind farm to disturb neighbours?
Lawyers acting for a wind farm in Northumberland have objected to a
nearby tourist development claiming that holidaymakers may be subjected to
nuisance noise.
Wind affects horse amenity
The British Horse Society suggests wind farms may deter horse tourism.
Casella measures air and noise in Spain
Casella Spain has been selected by the Spanish Traffic Police to
participate in a working group assessing noise and air data provided by the
instruments included in a month-long trial of roadside monitoring enclosure
systems (Romons) under strict motorway testing conditions.
Vuvuzela warning from RNID
RNID is calling on football fans to defend themselves against the risk
of temporary tinnitus or permanent hearing damage posed by the noisy
vuvuzela plastic trumpets which are popular with South African supporters.
Property prices
A Swedish study has examined the effect of road and railway noise on
property prices.
Construction noise
IoA is holding a one day meeting on construction noise and vibration at
the British Museum on Wednesday July 14.
No flights increase, says London Assembly
The London Assembly has unanimously called for a ban on any increase in
the number of flights operating from BAA’s London airports.
M40 move
A campaign group seeking action to quieten the M40 motorway in the
Chiltern reports that it has met the DfT.
More noise please, says NAS
The Noise Abatement Society is commending the “safer-sounding car”.
Consultants suffer as recession bites
The UK environmental consultancy sector contracted by 3.0% in 2009, to
stand at £1.36bn, says Environment Analyst.
Infrastructure planning changed again
Reassurance has been offered that planning will become more democratic
following confirmation that the Infrastructure Planning Commission will be
abolished.
Truck environmental footprints compared
UK and Swiss researchers are trying to establish the environmental
footprint of road and rail vehicles and found a significant number of
vehicles exceed manufacturing limits, including noise.
Epuk sets up turbine talks In September
Epuk is running a wind turbine conference entitled Where now with wind
turbine impact assessment?
2011 Action Week
Epuk has announced that the 2011 Noise Action Week will be held on 23 -
27 May 2011.
Dogs and nuisance
There’s been a spate of reports of environmental health officers going
to court over problem dogs. What’s happening, asks Lis Stedman?
Low down on quiet surfaces
Quieter road surfacing materials can prove cost-effective when all the
factors including the monetised benefits of noise reduction are taken into
account. Lisa Russell reports on recent research and development, including
a new more durable material.
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