County Durham and North Yorkshire
Acoustic consultants on Teesside.
Some of the heaviest industry in the country, undergoing the largest redevelopment programme in its history.
The local picture
What we deal with in Teesside.
Teesside is a process industry landscape: chemicals, energy, hydrogen and carbon capture projects, and the redevelopment of former steel land on a very large scale. The acoustic work here is at the demanding end, involving continuous plant with strong tonal content, flare and vent noise, and cumulative assessment where several operators contribute to the same receptor.
Cumulative assessment is the part that distinguishes this area. Where multiple industrial sources affect the same homes, assessing one in isolation gives an answer that is technically defensible and practically useless, and both operators and local authorities are increasingly alert to that.
Three authorities cover the area, and major energy and infrastructure projects may be determined nationally rather than locally, which changes both the assessment framework and the level of scrutiny it will receive.
Typical instructions
Work that comes up here.
Taken from the job book rather than a service list. If yours is not on it, it is still likely to be routine. Send the wording and we will say so.
- BS 4142 assessments for process plant, chemical and energy operations
- Cumulative noise assessment where several industrial sources affect the same receptors
- Construction noise and vibration for major infrastructure and energy schemes
- Residential development assessment near heavy industry
- Noise at work assessments for process and manufacturing employers
Local detail
We read your checklist before we price it.
Validation requirements vary between authorities and between applications. We read the one for yours before quoting, so the scope matches what is being asked for rather than what is usually asked for.
- Determined byMiddlesbrough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- CountyCounty Durham and North Yorkshire
- Getting to siteAround two and a half hours from Manchester; unattended deployment.
- InstrumentationClass 1, calibrated and certificated
- Fee basisFixed, agreed before we start
- Report turnaroundFive working days from survey
Travel is our problem, not yours. Most surveys use unattended monitoring, so the distance to site affects our costs rather than your programme, and the fee is fixed either way.
What you can instruct
Services available in Teesside.
Noise Surveys
Baseline and environmental monitoring, attended or unattended.
Learn moreNoise Impact Assessments
BS 4142, BS 8233 and ProPG assessments that planning officers accept.
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Plant Noise
ASHPs, chillers, kitchen extract and refrigeration, assessed against background.
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Acoustic Design
Practical input at every RIBA stage: specifications contractors can build from.
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Noise at Work
HSE-compliant workplace assessments under the 2005 Regulations.
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Heat Pump Noise Assessments
MCS 020 calculations and BS 4142 assessments for ASHPs, single units to multi-unit schemes.
Learn moreNot sure which standard applies to your condition? The Approved Document E, ProPG, BS 4142 references explain what each one asks for, or send us the letter and we will tell you.
Questions
Teesside: common questions.
What is cumulative noise assessment?
Assessing the combined effect of several sources on the same receptor rather than each one alone. On Teesside it is frequently the only meaningful question, because homes near the estuary are affected by multiple operators at once and each can individually appear acceptable.
Do you work on large energy and infrastructure projects?
Yes. Those schemes are often determined nationally rather than by the local authority, which raises the standard of evidence expected, and the assessment needs to be built for that level of scrutiny from the start.
Working on something in Teesside?
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