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258-262 Romford Road – Option 1 London Noise Impact Assessment Report Report 22075.NIA.01 Rev.A PPM Planning 185 Casewick Road West Norwood London SE27 0TA
Report 22075.NIA.01 Revision History First Issue Date: 03/03/2021 09/03/2021 References to overheating removed and external building fabric specification updated A to correspond to the provision of secondary D glazing Indication that report specifically addresses Option 1 of the proposals added B E C F Written by: Checked by: Approved by: John Gray Duncan Arkley MIOA Kyriakos Papanagiotou MIOA Graduate Acoustic Consultant Senior Acoustic Consultant Managing Director Disclaimer KP Acoustics Ltd. has used reasonable skill and care to complete this technical document, within the terms of its brief and contract with the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. We disclaim any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the stated scope. This report is confidential to the client and we accept no responsibility to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. KP Acoustics Ltd. accepts no responsibility for data provided by other bodies and no legal liability arising from the use by other persons of data or opinions contained in this report. KP Acoustics Ltd. 2021
Contents SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 2 2.0 SITE SURVEYS .................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Site Description ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Environmental Noise Survey Procedure ..................................................................................... 2 2.3 Measurement Positions .............................................................................................................. 3 2.4 Equipment ................................................................................................................................... 4 3.0 RESULTS........................................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Noise Survey................................................................................................................................ 4 4.0 NOISE ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE...................................................................................... 5 4.1 Noise Policy Statement For England 2019 .................................................................................. 5 4.2 The London Plan: Policy D12 Agent of Change ........................................................................... 7 4.3 ProPG: Planning and Noise ......................................................................................................... 8 4.4 BS8233:2014 ............................................................................................................................... 8 4.5 WHO Guidelines for Community Noise (1999) ........................................................................... 9 5.0 COMMERCIAL NOISE IMPACT DISCUSSION .................................................................... 9 6.0 EXTERNAL BUILDING FABRIC SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 10 6.1 Non-Glazed Elements................................................................................................................ 10 6.2 Glazed Elements........................................................................................................................ 11 7.0 VENTILATION STRATEGY ............................................................................................... 12 8.0 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 13 List of Attachments 22075.TH1-4 Environmental Noise Time Histories Appendix A Glossary of Acoustics Terminology
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 SUMMARY KP Acoustics Ltd has been commissioned to assess the suitability of the site at 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ, for a residential redevelopment in accordance with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE). This report considers option 1 of the proposals, where only one staircase is proposed. An environmental noise survey has been undertaken on site in order to establish the current ambient noise levels with specific consideration given to the impact of commercial noise on the development, as shown in Table 3.1. Sound reduction performance calculations have been undertaken in order to specify the minimum performance required from glazed elements in order to meet the requirements of BS8233:2014, taking into consideration the non-glazed external building fabric elements. The results of these calculations and the sound reduction performance requirements for the glazed elements are shown in Table 5.2. The noise implications of the ventilation strategy have been considered, with options being provided to ensure that the ventilation requirements of Approved Document F are achieved. No further mitigation measures should be required in order to protect the proposed habitable spaces from external noise intrusion. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 1 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 1.0 INTRODUCTION KP Acoustics Ltd has been commissioned by PPM Planning, 185 Casewick Road, West Norwood, London, SE27 0TA, to assess the suitability of the site at 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ for a residential redevelopment in accordance with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE). This report considers option 1 of the proposals, where only one staircase is proposed. This report presents the results of the environmental survey undertaken in order to measure prevailing background noise levels and outlines any necessary mitigation measures. Specific consideration has been given to the impact of noise emissions from nearby commercial premises. 2.0 SITE SURVEYS 2.1 Site Description The site is bounded by Romford Road to the north, 252-256 Romford Road to the west, the property car park followed by Nursery Lane and industrial properties to the south, and commercial and residential properties to the east. Entrance to the site is located on Romford Road. At the time of the survey, the background noise climate was dominated by road traffic noise from Romford Road and noise emissions from industrial properties to the South. 2.2 Environmental Noise Survey Procedure Four simultaneous noise surveys were undertaken on the proposed site as shown in Figure 2.1. The locations were chosen in order to collect data representative of the worst-case levels expected on the site due to all nearby sources. Continuous automated monitoring was undertaken for the duration of the survey between 16:51 on 26/01/2021 and 16:16 on 27/01/2021. A manual noise measurement was also undertaken on 27/01/2021 in the rear site car park in order to capture and evaluate noise emissions from the industrial bakery and depot to the South, identified as the major source of commercial noise observed at the development. Weather conditions were generally dry with light winds and therefore suitable for the measurement of environmental noise. The measurement procedure complied with ISO 1996- 2:2017 Acoustics ‘Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise - Part 2: Determination of environmental noise levels’. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 2 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 2.3 Measurement Positions Measurement positions are as described within Table 2.1 and shown within Figure 2.1. Icon Descriptor Location Description The meter was installed on a window on the 2nd floor of Noise Measurement the North façade. A correction of 3dB has been applied to Position 1 account for non-free field conditions The meter was installed on a window on the 2nd floor of Noise Measurement the South façade. A correction of 3dB has been applied to Position 2 account for non-free field conditions The Meter was installed internally in the North-West Noise Measurement corner of the main room on the 2nd floor of the property. Position 3 The microphone was fixed to a tripod approximately 1.5m above floor level The Meter was installed internally, 2.5m from the Eastern Noise Measurement wall of the main room, on the 2nd floor of the property. Position 4 The microphone was fixed to a tripod approximately 1.5m above floor level The meter was installed 2m above ground level on fencing Manual Noise in the South- East corner of the rear property car park, Measurement Position approximately 25m from the nearest point of the nearby factory Table 2.1 Measurement positions and descriptions Figure 2.1 Site measurement positions (Image Source: Google Maps) 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 3 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 2.4 Equipment The equipment calibration was verified before and after use and no abnormalities were observed. The equipment used is described within Table 2.2. Serial Measurement instrumentation Date Cert no. no. Svantek Type 957 Class 1 Sound Level Meter 12398 Aco Pacific 7052E Free-field microphone 64232 27/02/2020 14015014-2 Noise Kit 2 Preamp Svantek SV12L 62632 Svantek External windshield - - - Svantek Type 958A Class 1 Sound Level Meter 59559 MTG MK250 Free-field microphone 10904 26/09/2019 14012947 Noise Kit 8 Preamp Svantek SV12L 33619 Svantek External windshield - - - Svantek Type 958A Class 1 Sound Level Meter 45578 Free-field microphone PCB 377B02 169770 15/07/2020 14012950 Noise Kit 9 Preamp PCB 426E01 128280 Svantek External windshield - - - Svantek Type 958 Class 1 Sound Level Meter 59558 04/10/2019 14012955 Noise & Free-field microphone PCB 377B02 159386 Vibration Kit 3 Preamp Svantek 2v12L 72191 Svantek External windshield - - - Larson Davis CAL200 Class 1 Calibrator 17148 07/02/2020 04615/1 Table 2.2 Measurement instrumentation 3.0 RESULTS 3.1 Noise Survey The LAeq: 5min, LAmax: 5min, LA10: 5min and LA90: 5min acoustic parameters were measured throughout the duration of the survey. Measured levels are shown as a time history in Figure 22075.TH1- 4. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 4 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 Measured noise levels at measurement positions 1 and 2 are representative of noise exposure levels expected to be experienced by all facades of the proposed development. Levels obtained from positions 3 and 4 are representative of the noise levels currently experienced inside the development. Results of the surveys conducted at all four measurement positions are shown in Table 3.1. As discussed in Section 2.2 and Table 2.1 additional manual noise measurements were conducted in the rear property car park to aid in the evaluation of commercial noise emissions. The results of these measurements are also given in Table 3.1. Noise Noise Noise Noise Manual Noise Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Time Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 Position Period (Measured (Measured (Measured (Measured (Measured Noise level – Noise level – Noise level – Noise level – Noise Level – dBA) dBA) dBA) dBA) dBA) Daytime 68 61 37 39 60 LAeq,16hour Night- time 66 60 33 33 N/A LAeq,8hour Table 3.1 Site average noise levels for daytime and night time It should be highlighted that the levels observed in noise measurement positions 3 and 4 exceed the recommended internal noise guidelines provided by BS8233, which are detailed further in section 4.4. Consequently, it has been necessary to specify upgrades to the glazing in order to ensure that the amenity of future residents is protected. 4.0 NOISE ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE 4.1 Noise Policy Statement For England 2019 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has superseded and replaces Planning Policy Guidance Note 24 (PPG24), which previously covered issues relating to noise and planning in England. Paragraph 170 of the NPPF states that planning policies and decisions should aim to: • prevent new and existing development from contributing to, being put at unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of soil, air, water or noise pollution or land instability. Development should, wherever possible, help to improve local environmental conditions such as air and water quality, taking into account relevant information such as river basin management plans 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 5 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 In addition, Paragraph 180 of the NPPF states that ‘Planning policies and decisions should also ensure that new development is appropriate for its location taking into account the likely effects (including cumulative effects) of pollution on health, living conditions and the natural environment, as well as the potential sensitivity of the site or the wider area to impacts that could arise from the development. In doing so they should’: • Mitigate and reduce to a minimum potential adverse impacts resulting from noise from new development – and avoid noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts on health and the quality of life • Identify and protect tranquil areas which have remained relatively undisturbed by noise and are prized for their recreational and amenity value for this reason The Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE) was developed by DEFRA and published in March 2010 with the aim to ‘Promote good health and good quality of life through the effective management of noise within the context of Government policy on sustainable development.’ Noise Policy Statement England (NPSE) noise policy aims are as follows: Through the effective management and control of environmental, neighbour and neighbourhood noise within the context of Government policy on sustainable development. • Avoid significant adverse impacts on health and quality of life; • Mitigate and minimise adverse impacts on health and quality of life; and • Where possible, contribute to the improvement of health and quality of life The Noise Policy Statement England (NPSE) outlines observed effect levels relating to the above, as follows: • NOEL – No Observed Effect Level o This is the level below which no effect can be detected. In simple terms, below this level, there is no detectable effect on health and quality of life due to the noise. • LOAEL – Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level o This is the level above which adverse effects on health and quality of life can be detected. • SOAEL – Significant Observed Adverse Effect Level 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 6 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 o This is the level above which significant adverse effects on health and quality of life occur. As stated in The Noise Policy Statement England (NPSE), it is not currently possible to have a single objective based measure that defines SOAEL that is applicable to all sources of noise in all situations. Specific noise levels are not stated within the guidance for this reason, and allow flexibility in the policy until further guidance is available. 4.2 The London Plan: Policy D12 Agent of Change The London Plan states the following with regards to existing noise generating sources and new residential developments: A. The Agent of Change principle places the responsibility for mitigating impacts from existing noise-generating activities or uses on the proposed new noise-sensitive development. B. Boroughs should ensure that planning decisions reflect the Agent of Change principle and take account of existing noise-generating uses in a sensitive manner when new development, particularly residential, is proposed nearby. C. Development proposals should manage noise and other potential nuisances by: • Ensuring good acoustic design to mitigate and minimise existing and potential impacts of noise generated by existing uses located in the area • Exploring mitigation measures early in the design stage, with necessary and appropriate provisions secured through planning obligations • Separating new noise-sensitive development where possible from existing noise- generating businesses through distance, screening, internal layout, sound- proofing and insulation, and other acoustic design measures. D. Development should be designed to ensure that established noise-generating venues remain viable and can continue or grow without unreasonable restrictions being placed on them. E. New noise-generating development, such as industrial uses, music venues, pubs, rail infrastructure, schools and sporting venues proposed close to residential and other noise-sensitive development should put in place measures such as soundproofing to mitigate and manage any noise impacts for neighbouring residents and businesses. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 7 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 F. Boroughs should refuse development proposals that have not clearly demonstrated how noise impacts will be mitigated and managed.’ 4.3 ProPG: Planning and Noise As outlined above, the National Planning Policy Framework encourages improved standards of design, although it provides no specific noise levels which should be achieved on site for varying standards of acoustic acceptability, or a prescriptive method for the assessment of noise. ProPG: Planning and Noise was published in May 2017 in order to encourage better acoustic design for new residential schemes in order to protect future residents from the harmful effects of noise. This guidance can be seen as the missing link between the current NPPF and its predecessor, PPG24 (Planning Policy Guidance 24: Planning and Noise), which provided a prescriptive method for assessing sites for residential development, but without the nuance of ‘good acoustic design’ as outlined in ProPG. ProPG allows the assessor to take a holistic approach to consider the site’s suitability, taking into consideration numerous design factors which previously may not have been considered alongside the noise level measured on site, for example the orientation of the building in relation to the main source of noise incident upon it. It should be noted this document is not an official government code of practice, and neither replaces nor provides an authoritative interpretation of the law or government policy, and therefore should be seen as a good practice document only. 4.4 BS8233:2014 BS8233:2014 ‘Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings’ describes recommended internal noise levels for residential spaces. These levels are shown in Table 4.1. Activity Location 07:00 to 23:00 23:00 to 07:00 Resting Living Rooms 35 dB(A) - Dining Dining Room/area 40 dB(A) - Sleeping (daytime resting) Bedrooms 35 dB(A) 30 dB(A) Table 4.1 BS8233 recommended internal background noise levels It should be noted that the recommended internal noise levels outlined above are not applicable under “purge ventilation” conditions as defined by Approved Document F of the Building Regulations, as this should only occur occasionally (E.G. to remove odour from 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 8 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 painting or burnt food). However, the levels above should be achieved whilst providing sufficient background ventilation, either via passive or mechanical methods. The external building fabric would need to be carefully designed to achieve these recommended internal levels. 4.5 WHO Guidelines for Community Noise (1999) WHO Guidelines for Community Noise (1999) recommends that internal noise levels for individual events should not exceed 45dB LAmax more than 10-15 times per night. It should be noted that this impact is increasingly being regarded as ‘LOAEL’ for this number of exceedances, as described in Section 4.1. The external building fabric would need to be carefully designed to ensure that the above guidance is achieved. 5.0 COMMERCIAL NOISE IMPACT DISCUSSION In addition to the assessment guidance given in the sections above, it is understood that “impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development” should be evaluated. As discussed in Section 2.2, the most prominent source of commercial noise at the development is the industrial bakery to the south, compared with which all other noise sources were observed to be insignificant at the rear property façade. Typically, commercial noise would be assessed following the methodology provided by BS4142: 2014: ‘Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound’, whereby the specific level of the commercial noise source at the nearest residential receiver is compared with the representative background noise level at this receiver location. However, it can be seen by examining 22075.TH2 that the background noise profile at the rear of the proposed redevelopment is entirely dominated by consistent and unvarying noise emissions from the bakery, rendering it impossible to compare bakery noise emissions with the background noise level at the property in this scenario. This is supported by the fact that the LAeq levels obtained from manual noise measurements taken in the rear property car park are within 1dB of the average level measured during the automated survey. Additionally, it is not possible to isolate the impact of commercial noise on rooms overlooking the front façade, as the noise profile observed here is a combination of noise emanating from 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 9 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 Romford Road and multiple minor, ever-changing sources which could not be evaluated individually. Consequently, it has been concluded that the most robust and reliable method of ensuring that the amenity of future residents is protected from commercial noise emissions, would be to install glazing and an external building fabric that provides acoustic attenuation sufficient to achieve internal noise levels commensurate to the recommendations of BS8233 and the WHO guidelines. The necessary external building fabric and glazing specification to achieve these recommended levels is specified in Section 6.0 below. 6.0 EXTERNAL BUILDING FABRIC SPECIFICATION As can be seen by comparing the values in Table 3.1 and Table 4.1, internal noise levels within the property currently exceed the BS8233 guidelines for internal background noise levels. Consequently, sound reduction performance calculations have been undertaken in order to specify the minimum performance required from glazed and non-glazed elements to protect future residents from commercial noise sources and to achieve the recommended internal noise levels shown in Table 4.1 within rooms on all facades of the proposed development. The average and maximum noise levels monitored during the environmental noise survey have been taken into account. As a more robust assessment, LAmax spectrum values of night-time peaks have also been considered and incorporated into the glazing calculation in order to cater for the interior limit of 45 dB LAmax for individual events, as recommended in WHO Guidelines. Please note that the glazed and non-glazed element calculations would need to be finalised once all design proposals are finalised. 6.1 Non-Glazed Elements At this project stage, the exact construction of the non-glazed external building fabric is unknown, however, it is understood that no changes are proposed to the existing external building fabric, which would be based upon the construction proposed in Table 5.1 and would be expected to provide the minimum figures shown above when tested in accordance with BS EN ISO, 140-3:1995. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 10 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 Octave band centre frequency SRI, dB Element 125Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 4kHz Metsec with Brickslip Outer Wall 27 38 45 49 50 50 Table 6.1 Assumed sound reduction performance for non-glazed elements 6.2 Glazed Elements Minimum octave band sound reduction index (SRI) values required for all glazed elements to be installed are shown in Table 5.2. It is understood that no changes to the external building fabric are permitted, and as such the performances specified in Table 5.2 would be expected to be achieved by installation of secondary glazing. The performance is specified for the whole window unit, including the frame and other design features such as the inclusion of trickle vents. Sole glass performance data would not demonstrate compliance with this specification. Glazing performance calculations have been based both on average measured night-time noise levels as well as verified against the LAmax spectrum of individual events in order to comply with a maximum internal noise level of 45dB(A) in bedrooms as recommended by World Health Organisation Guidelines. The combined most robust results of these calculations are shown in Table 5.2. Octave band centre frequency SRI, dB Rw (C;Ctr), Elevation dB 125Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 4kHz North Elevations 31 37 40 44 39 47 43 (-1;-3) South Elevations 27 33 39 42 37 45 39 (-1;-4) Table 6.2 Required glazing performance The nominated glazing supplier should verify that their proposed window system meets the attenuation figures shown at each centre frequency band as shown in Table 5.2. Example secondary glazing specifications that would be expected to achieve the above spectral values are shown in Table 5.3. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 11 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 Example glazing type Elevation Primary Glazing Secondary Glazing System Cavity Width Specification Glazing Thickness North Existing glazing Sliding System 150mm 6mm Elevations installation East Existing glazing Sliding System 100mm 6mm Elevations installation Table 6.3 Example glazing types All major building elements should be tested in accordance with BS EN ISO 140-3:1995. Independent testing at a UKAS accredited laboratory will be required in order to confirm the performance of the chosen system for an ‘actual’ configuration. 7.0 VENTILATION STRATEGY Based on the noise levels measured on site, appropriate ventilation systems are outlined in Table 6.1 below in order to ensure the internal noise environment is not compromised. Ventilation Whole Dwelling Ventilation Extract Ventilation System Trickle vents providing a minimum ADF System 1 Intermittent extract fans performance of 42dB D,n,e,w Continuous mechanical extract (low Continuous mechanical extract (high rate) and trickle vents for supply ADF System 3 rate) with trickle vents providing inlet providing a minimum performance of air 42dB D,n,e,w Continuous mechanical supply and Continuous mechanical supply and ADF System 4 extract (low rate) extract (high rate) Table 7.1 Ventilation systems In the case of mechanical ventilation, systems should be designed to meet the internal noise levels as defined in CIBSE Guide A (2015), as shown in Table 6.2. Room Type LAeq, dB NR Bedrooms 30 25 Living Rooms 35 30 Kitchen 45-50 40-45 Table 7.2 CIBSE Guide A 2015 guidance levels for mechanical building services 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 12 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
22075.NIA.01 Rev.A 09 March 2021 In all cases, purge ventilation would be provided by openable windows. As outlined in Section 4.3, the internal noise level requirement would not be applicable during purge conditions as this would only occur occasionally. 8.0 CONCLUSION An environmental noise survey has been undertaken at 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ allowing the assessment of daytime and night-time levels likely to be experienced by the proposed redevelopment. Measured noise levels allowed a robust secondary glazing specification to be proposed which would provide internal noise levels for all residential environments of the development commensurate to the design range of BS8233. No further mitigation measures should be required in order to protect the proposed habitable spaces from external noise intrusion. 22075: 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ Page 13 of 13 Noise Impact Assessment
Front Façade External - 258-262 Romford Road Environmental Noise Time History From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021 110 100 90 80 70 Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa) LAMax LAeq 60 LA10 LA90 50 40 30 20 10 0 Time Figure 22075.TH1
Rear Façade External - 258-262 Romford Road Environmental Noise Time History From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021 110 100 90 80 70 Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa) LAMax LAeq 60 LA10 LA90 50 40 30 20 10 0 Time Figure 22075.TH2
Internal Front Façade - 258 - 262 Romford Road Environmental Noise Time History From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021 110 100 90 80 70 Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa) LAMax LAeq 60 LA10 LA90 50 40 30 20 10 0 Time Figure 22075.TH3
Internal Rear Façade - 258-262 Romford Road Environmental Noise Time History From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021 110 100 90 80 70 Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa) LAMax LAeq 60 LA10 LA90 50 40 30 20 10 0 Time Figure 22075.TH4
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