Paragraph 22 Noise – operational stage

Prior to the occupation of any warehouse unit, details of all mechanical and ventilation plant must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Any fixed plant or ventilation equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with manufacturers' instructions at all times and the overall rating levels from all mechanical and ventilation plant should not exceed the limits set out in Table 13A.20 of the addendum to Chapter 13 of the environmental statement.

The external walls of all warehouses must provide a minimum sound reduction of 39dB Rw and all warehouse roofs must provide a minimum sound reduction of 28dB Rw.

Subject to health and safety requirements, broadband reversing alarms must be employed on site-based mobile plant and vehicles.

In the event that complaints for noise nuisance are received by the local planning authority in respect of operational noise and the local planning authority considers those complaints justified, the undertaker must unless otherwise agreed by the local planning authority, at its own expense, employ a consultant approved by the local planning authority to carry out an assessment of noise from the development relating to noise from operation of the site. The assessment will be carried out to an appropriate methodology agreed in writing by the local planning authority and the results of the assessment will be submitted to the local planning authority within 28 days of the assessment. If it is found that the effect of noise from the authorised development is greater than was anticipated (as set out in paragraphs 13A.83 to 13A.133 of the addendum to Chapter 13 of the environmental statement), recommendations for appropriate remedial measures must be made and those recommendations, where reasonable, implemented in accordance with a programme agreed between the local planning authority and the undertaker.