The noise assessment planning officers ask for on new homes — with the glazing and ventilation specification your architect needs.
Produced from your site plans together with published noise mapping and traffic data, or from survey data you supply.
Desk-based assessment. We do not attend site or take measurements. The report always states which data it used and what that means for confidence. If we think a measured survey is unavoidable on your site, we tell you before you order rather than after.
Who this report is for
- Developers submitting an application for new dwellings
- Conversions of offices, pubs or shops into flats
- Flats above commercial premises, where break-in noise is the issue
- Sites next to a road, railway, industrial estate or existing venue
- Architects discharging a noise condition before construction
What the report contains
- Executive summary and planning conclusion
- Site context, noise sources and identification of the worst-affected facades
- Noise levels derived from strategic noise mapping, traffic data or survey data you supply, with the method and its limits stated plainly
- Daytime and night-time level assessment for each facade
- Site noise risk categorisation
- Internal noise level assessment against the applicable residential criteria
- Night-time maximum level assessment for bedrooms
- External amenity area assessment for gardens, balconies and communal space
- Glazing specification — the acoustic performance required per element, per facade
- Ventilation strategy — acoustic trickle vents, MVHR or mechanical ventilation, with the performance each must meet so windows are not relied on for ventilation
- Agent of Change commentary where an existing venue or industrial use is nearby
- Recommended conditions
- Appendices with all calculations and drawings
Standards we write to
Tell us which country the project is in and which authority the report must satisfy, and we assess against the right framework.
| Region | Assessed against |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BS 8233:2014, ProPG: Planning & Noise, WHO guidance |
| EU / international | END 2002/49/EC, WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines 2018, ISO 9613-2 |
| United States & Canada | HUD noise standards, FHWA traffic noise, local ordinance |
| Australia & New Zealand | State planning policy, AS 3671, AS 2107 |
What we need from you
- Site address and a red-line boundary plan
- Site layout, floor plans and elevations
- Number, type and mix of dwellings
- Proposed window and ventilation strategy, if already chosen
- Any pre-application advice or the noise condition wording
- Existing survey data if you have it
Your turnaround starts when we have all of this — not when you pay.
What this report is not
- Desk-based. Where your authority requires a measured site survey, you supply that data or commission it locally. We will tell you before you order if we think a survey is unavoidable
- Not a construction or demolition noise management plan
- Not a vibration assessment — if the site is within about 50 m of a railway, request a custom quote so vibration is scoped in
- Not an Environmental Impact Assessment noise chapter
- Not a post-completion verification test
Price and turnaround
| Tier | Turnaround | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1–9 dwellings | 7 working days | $1,145 |
| 10–49 dwellings | 10 working days | $2,195 |
| 50+ dwellings or mixed use | 12 working days | $2,995 |
Prices in US dollars, shown in full — that is the total you pay. Two rounds of revisions included within 30 days.
How it works
- Choose your report. The price you see is the price you pay.
- Tell us about the project. A short brief here, a fuller intake after checkout.
- We do the work. Modelling, calculation and drafting, accelerated by our own tooling.
- An acoustician reviews and signs it. Every report is manually reviewed and signed by a professional acoustician before it reaches you.
Questions
Can you really do this without visiting the site?
For many sites, yes. Strategic noise mapping, traffic data and published sources give a defensible basis, and the glazing and ventilation specification — the part your architect actually needs — does not depend on a site visit. Where measured data is genuinely required, we say so before you order rather than after.
What is the glazing specification for?
It tells your architect the acoustic performance each window must achieve so internal noise levels are met. It is the most commercially useful output of the report.
Do you cover overheating and ventilation?
We specify the acoustic performance the ventilation strategy must meet. Thermal and overheating modelling is a separate discipline.
What is Agent of Change?
The principle that whoever introduces a change — usually the new residential development — bears responsibility for managing its impact on an existing use, such as a music venue. Where relevant, we address it.
Order this report
Choose your tier, tell us about the project, and continue straight to payment. The full technical questionnaire follows after checkout.
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