Noise pollution can be deemed a statutory nuisance (Environmental Protection Act 1990) if it is likely to injure health or substantially interfere with the enjoyment of your home or other premises. If this happens, you can complain to your local authority who must serve an abatement notice to the people responsible for the noise. Councils can also serve a notice on people carrying out construction or demolition works if they have not adequately taken precautions to protect both workers and the community from the level of noise. However this is something that should be considered at the planning application stage of any development. One council in Oxfordshire has even hired a specialist offer to liaise with developers to ensure they are implementing environmental regulations to a sufficient level.
We talk a lot about noise because it is at the heart of everything Echo Barrier do - and it is important that you are thinking about it just as much as we are. We are accredited by Quiet Mark - an international noise reduction accreditation - and we take this statement from its founder, Poppy Szkiler, very seriously: “noise is an invisible pollutant that affects our breathing, brain waves and well-being.” Poppy also states that “silence replenishes and calms” compared to noise, and that’s why we have created our award-winning acoustic barriers. Our temporary acoustic barriers can reduce noise pollution by up to 99% and can be used on construction sites as well as at live music events. They are lightweight, weatherproof, waterproof, fire-resistant and durable.