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A new Aviation Noise Attitudes survey finds people annoyed at lower levels of noise than research published 10 years ago
Last week the Aviation Noise Attitudes Survey 2023-2024 (ANAS) - was published. This is a large-scale social research study from the Civil Aviation Authority, examins the relationship between long-term exposure to aviation noise and annoyance in the UK, the first survey of this kind since the 2014 Survey of Noise Attitdues (SoNA).
This new research found the average noise level corresponding to 10% of the population surveyed being highly annoyed was found at around 43 dB LAeq,16h, compared with 54 dB LAeq,16h for in the 2014 survey. The report states this change is not the result of surveying to lower noise levels, and that the percentage highly annoyed from ANAS 2023-2024 is found to be higher than SoNA 2014 at all noise exposures, including in the same geographical areas surveyed in SoNA.
The new work combined noise acoustic modelling with subjective information collected via questionnaires sent to people living in the vicinity of 10 airports across England and Scotland.
See: Aviation Noise Attitudes Survey | UK Civil Aviation Authority
And: Survey of Noise Attitudes (SoNA), 2014
A consultation on local authority guidance on tackling stationary vehicle engine idling has been opened by the Welsh Government
The IOA commented on detail on the draft new National Planing Policy Framework for England and is pleased to hear the Government listened
So far as noise and vibration are concerned, IOA welcome draft NPS for Fusion Energy Generation EN-8 as a clear and coherent framework aligning with existing policy
Impact of road traffic noise on walkers and cyclists is considered in new design guidance from Active Travel England
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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