MIOA · Manchester · UK-wide
The acoustic report your council has asked for.
Fixed fee, quoted today.
- Fixed fee agreed up front
- Planning noise reports
- Quote the same working day
- Sound insulation testing
- BS 4142, BS 8233, BS 5228, ProPG
- Report in 5 working days
60 seconds to a fixed quote
Taken at their word.
2 months ago
Fantastic experience dealing with Jamie. Very proactive in his response times and produced a very effective acoustic report for our development of 4 x new build houses.
2 months ago
We have used Jamie several times on various schemes and have always found him to be extremely knowledgeable, professional and responsive. We would highly recommend Murray Acoustics Ltd
2 months ago
Murray Acoustics has been a valued consultant on a number of our projects, consistently delivering high-quality acoustic assessments and practical advice. Their team is knowledgeable and easy to work with, working hard to meet project deadlines and support the planning process. We greatly appreciate their collaborative approach and look forward to working with them on future projects.
2 months ago
We have worked with Murray Acoustics on a range of projects and have found them to be a knowledgeable and reliable acoustic specialist.
2 weeks ago
Amazing levels of sound ! You truly capture reality with your work. 10/10
Continuously provides an excellent service. Have used and recommended their services for a number of years and not once had a bad service or problem with their work.
Reliable and knowledgeable acoustic specialist who can turn survey work around quickly. Always a pleasure to work with them.
Fantastic service and reliable to deliver on deadlines set. Thank you Jamie and team.
If the council pushes back
Technical objections are ours to resolve, at no extra cost.
The Approval Guarantee
If your council raises a technical objection to our assessment, fixing it costs you nothing.
- What countsA written challenge to the methodology, the calculations or the conclusions of the report
- What we doRevise it at no additional cost until those objections are resolved
- If it cannot be resolvedFull refund of the fee for the affected work, and you keep the survey data and the report
It applies where your quote says it applies and you take the approach we recommend. It does not cover refusals on non-acoustic grounds, information supplied to us that turns out to be inaccurate, or a design, scheme or plant selection that changes after the assessment. The clause in full is in our terms and conditions.
Everything included.
Nothing on a day rate.
- Survey with Class 1 instrumentation, scheduled around your programme rather than ours
- Assessment to the standard your council actually applies: BS 4142, BS 8233, ProPG, BS 5228 or MCS 020
- A report written in plain English, in the order a planning officer reads it
- The engineer who scopes the survey runs it, writes the report and answers the council's questions
- Revisions at no extra cost until the council's technical queries are resolved
- Fixed fee agreed before anything starts. No day rates, no extras
Before you send it.
What do you need from me to quote?
A postcode and a sentence about the scheme. If you have the council's wording, a site plan or a validation checklist, send those too and the quote will be tighter, but they are not required to get a number back the same working day.
How much does a noise assessment cost?
Most planning noise surveys, survey and report together, land between £1,450 and £2,500 +VAT. Desk-based work comes in under that; complex multi-source schemes above it. Every job is a fixed fee agreed up front, which is why we quote rather than publish a price list.
What is the difference between a survey and an assessment?
A survey measures what the site sounds like. An assessment interprets those measurements against the standards your council applies and draws a conclusion. Planning conditions almost always want the assessment. The survey data feeds it either way, so you never pay to measure twice.
How quickly can you turn it around?
Quotes come back the same working day. The report lands within five working days of the survey, and most jobs run from instruction to final report inside two weeks. If you are against a validation deadline, say so when you send the details.
What standards and guidance do you work to?
BS 4142, BS 8233, BS 7445, BS 5228, ProPG: Planning & Noise, NPPF, Approved Document E, Approved Document O, MCS 020, the WHO Community Noise Guidelines, and the BREEAM Pol 05 / Hea 05 and WELL acoustic credits where a scheme is chasing them.
Do you cover my area?
Yes. We are based in Ancoats, Manchester, and work across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Most surveys use unattended monitoring, so the programme runs the same wherever the site is, and the fee is fixed up front.
What happens if the council raises a technical objection to the report?
We revise it at no additional cost until the objection is resolved, and if it genuinely cannot be resolved by revision we refund the fee for that work. What that covers and what it does not is set out in our terms.
Let’s talk about your project.
Quick quote or complex scheme, we always get back to you the same day.