Plg Statement 100324 · Mrs Gill Pawson BSc MA MRTPI MCIWM GP Planning Limited Registered Number 6019666, England Registered Office Mill House, Long Lane, East Haddon, Northamptonshire,

Mrs Gill Pawson BSc MA MRTPI MCIWM GP Planning Limited Registered Number 6019666, England

Registered Office Mill House, Long Lane, East Haddon, Northamptonshire, NN6 8DU

PLANNING APPLICATION BY

ALIBONE RECYCLING LIMITED

AT

THE RECYCLING CENTRE GRENDON ROAD, EARLS BARTON

NORTHAMPTON

FOR

VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 07/00027/WAS CONDITION 5 OF EACH OF PLANNING PERMISSIONS 09/00007/WAS and

09/00068/WAS

PLANNING STATEMENT

March 2010

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A Materials Recycling Facility and Waste Transfer Station operate on the site at the Recycling Centre, Grendon Road, Earls Barton. The site can process up to 150,000 tonnes per year of dry recyclables, which arrive at the site as waste paper, cardboard, plastics and co-mingled materials together with small volumes of metals, skip waste, inert materials and timber. The following activities take place in the Reception & Processing Building:

· reception of waste arriving in Refuse Collections Vehicles and other HGVs and lighter goods vehicles; · sorting of waste using an automated picking line; · baling of paper and card; · bulking up the relatively small amount of skip waste for onward movement; and · loading of the sorted and baled materials onto HGVs for processing elsewhere.

The yard is used for storage (principally for card bales) and there is also some loading done in the yard. The current operating hours stated in Condition 3 of planning permission (NCC Ref: 0900007/WAS, WBC Ref: 2009/0044/C) and Condition 5 of permissions 09/00007/WAS and 09/00068/WAS are:

Except as may be otherwise approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority the development and operations hereby permitted shall be restricted to between the hours of 06:00 and 20:00 Monday to Fridays, 07:00 – 13:00 on Saturdays and 08:00 and 13:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays (other than Christmas Day and Boxing Day).

The reason for this restriction of hours is

To ensure that working on the site is carried out within reasonable hours so as to avoid disturbance to nearby residential premises and in accordance with policy 15 of the Northamptonshire Waste Local Plan (2006).

The operators wish to extend the hours so that they can run a two-shift system. The Operators run 8.5 hour shifts (including breaks) and could fit this in to an 05:30 – 23:00 window. The nearest dwellings are the Showmen’s Winter Quarters approximately 250 metres from the site and around 350 metres away from the location of the Reception & Processing Building. The nearest dwellings in Earls Barton, to the north of the site, are around 500 metres from the site and around 600 metres from the location of the Reception & Processing Building. The site is adjacent to the busy A45 Trunk Road. This is the principal source of noise on the site and at the receptors potentially affected by noise from the site. A detailed noise assessment of the proposed changes has been carried out by ANV, which concludes that:

The calculations and measurement results demonstrate that the noise levels generated by lorries arriving at the site or leaving the site will be very much below the background noise level from the A45 at all the proposed operating hours and there is no likelihood of any material loss of amenity by way of noise from this source.

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The background noise levels (LA90) from the A45 will exceed noise from the Recycling and Waste Transfer Activities during all of the proposed operating hours, except for the first hour of Sunday morning (05:30 – 06:30). It is recommended therefore that no loading, unloading or baling takes place prior to 06:30 on Sundays. The LAeq, 5 minutes at night and the LAeq, 1 hour during the day from the Recycling and Waste Transfer Activities will be much lower than the ambient (LAeq) noise levels from the A14. Provided no loading or baling take place prior to 06:30 on Sundays, Recycling and Waste Transfer Activities could take place at the site between 05:30 and 23:00 Monday – Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays (excluding Christmas and Boxing Day) without causing any material loss of amenity by way of noise.

A copy of the noise report is included in Appendix 1.

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Appendix 1

Noise Report by ANV

ANVBeaufort Court17 Roebuck WayMilton KeynesMK5 8HLTel 01908 642811Fax 01908 642800

Acoustics Noiseand Vibration Acoustic Consultants

Principals: M Breslin BSc MIOA L P Jephson BEng MIOA

NOISE ASSESSMENT

ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR RECYCLING &WASTE TRANSFER OPERATIONS AT

GRENDON ROAD, EARLS BARTON

RECONOMY ALIBONE

JANUARY 2010

ANV Acoustics Noiseand Vibration

Reconomy Earls Barton Final v3.docx January 2010

NOISE ASSESSMENT

ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR RECYCLING &WASTE TRANSFER OPERATIONS ATGRENDON ROAD, EARLS BARTON

ALIBONE RECYCLING LIMITED

JANUARY 2010

This report has been prepared using all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the resources and brief agreed with the client.Acoustics Noise and Vibration (ANV) accept no responsibility for matters outside the terms of the brief or for use of this report, wholly or in part, by third parties.



CONTENTS

1. Introduction 1

2. Standards and guidelines 2

2.1 Noise Units 2

2.2 Relevant Guidelines from Planning Policy Guidance Note PPG 24 3

2.3 British Standard 4142 3

2.4 BS 8233 and other Absolute Noise Standards 3

2.5 Environment Agency Guidance 4

3. Noise Levels Measured at the Potentially Most Affected Noise-Sensitive Receptors 5

3.1 The Potentially Most Affected Receptors and Sources of Noise 5

3.2 Measurement Exercises 5

3.3 Results 5

4. Estimated Noise Levels from the Site 6

4.1 The Principal Noise Producing Operations 6

4.3 Estimated Noise Levels at the Most Affected Dwellings 7

5. Evaluation of Measurement Results & Calculations 8

5.1 The Variations in the Existing Noise Climate 8

5.2 Weekday Operations 8

5.3 Saturdays 9

5.4 Sundays 9

5.5 Bank Holidays 9

6. Summary and Conclusions 10

References

Figures

Appendix A: Calculation Details



1. INTRODUCTION

A Materials Recycling Facility and Waste Transfer Station operates on the site at theRecycling Centre, Grendon Road, Earls Barton. The site can process up to 150,000tonnes per year of dry recyclables, which arrive at the site as waste paper, cardboard,plastics and co-mingled materials together with small volumes of metals, skip waste,inert materials and timber.

The following activities take place in the Reception & Processing Building:

reception of waste arriving in Refuse Collections Vehicles and other HGVs andlighter goods vehicles;

sorting of waste using an automated picking line;

baling of paper and card;

bulking up the relatively small amount of skip waste for onward movement; and

loading of the sorted and baled materials onto HGVs for processing elsewhere.

The yard is used for storage (principally for card bales) and there is also some loadingdone in the yard.

The current operating hours stated in Condition 3 of the planning permission for thesite (NCC Ref: 0900007/WAS, WBC Ref: 2009/0044/C) are:

Except as may be otherwise approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority thedevelopment and operations hereby permitted shall be restricted to between the hoursof 06:00 and 20:00 Monday to Fridays, 07:00 – 13:00 on Saturdays and 08:00 and13:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays (other than Christmas Day and Boxing Day).

The reason for this restriction of hours is To ensure that working on the site is carriedout within reasonable hours so as to avoid disturbance to nearby residential premisesand in accordance with policy 15 of the Northamptonshire Waste Local Plan (2006).

The operators wish to extend the hours so that they can run a two shift system. Theoperators run 8.5 hour shifts (including breaks) and could fit this in to a 05:30 – 23:00window.

It will be helpful to refer to Figure 1. The nearest dwellings are the Showmen’s WinterQuarters approximately 250 metres from the site and around 350 metres away from thelocation of the Reception & Processing Building. The nearest dwellings in EarlsBarton, to the north of the site, are around 500 metres from the site and around 600metres from the location of the Reception & Processing Building.

The site is adjacent to the busy A45 Trunk Road. This is the principal source of noiseon the site and at the receptors potentially affected by noise from the site.

The second section of this assessment discusses noise units, standards and guidelines.The results of noise surveys at the potentially most affected receptors are given inSection 3. The noise levels generated by the Materials Recycling Facility and WasteTransfer Station are estimated in Section 4. The measurement and calculation resultsare evaluated in Section 5. Section 6 contains a summary and the conclusions of thisassessment.



2. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES

2.1 Noise Units

Decibels (dB)

Noise can be defined as unwanted sound. Sound in air can be considered as thepropagation of energy through the air in the form of oscillatory changes in pressure.The size of the pressure changes in acoustic waves is quantified on a logarithmicdecibel (dB) scale firstly because the range of audible sound pressures is very great,and secondly because the loudness function of the human auditory system isapproximately logarithmic.

The dynamic range of the auditory system is generally taken to be 0 dB to 140 dB.Generally, the addition of noise from two sources producing the same sound pressurelevel, will lead to an increase in sound pressure level of 3 dB. A 3 dB noise change isgenerally considered to be just noticeable, a 5 dB change is generally considered to beclearly discernible and a 10 dB change is generally accepted as leading to thesubjective impression of a doubling or halving of loudness.

A-Weighting

The bandwidth of the frequency response of the ear is usually taken to be from about18 Hz to 18,000 Hz. The auditory system is not equally sensitive throughout thisfrequency range. This is taken into account when making acoustic measurements bythe use of A-weighting, a filter circuit which has a frequency response similar to thehuman auditory system. All the measurement results referred to in this report are A-weighted.

Units Used to Describe Time-Varying Noise Sources (LAeq, LA10, LA90 and LAmax)

Instantaneous A-weighted sound pressure level is not generally considered as anadequate indicator of subjective response to noise because levels of noise usually varywith time.

For many types of noise the Equivalent Continuous A-Weighted Sound Pressure Level(LAeq,T) is used as the basis of determining community response. The LAeq,T is definedas the A-weighted sound pressure level of the steady sound which contains the sameacoustic energy as the noise being assessed over a specific time period, T.

The LA10 is the noise level exceeded for 10% of the measurement period. It has beenused in the UK for the assessment of road traffic noise.

The LA90 is the noise level exceeded for 90% of the measurement period. It isgenerally used to quantify the background noise level, the underlying level of noisewhich is present even during the quietest 10% of the measurement period.

The LAmax is the maximum value that the A-weighted sound pressure level reachesduring a measurement period. LAmax F, or Fast, is averaged over 0.125 of a second andLAmax S, or Slow, is averaged over 1 second. All measured LAmax values referred to inthis report are Fast.



2.2 Relevant Guidelines from Planning Policy Guidance Note PPG 24

The principal English guidance on planning and noise is PPG 24 [1]. PPG 24 advisesthat much of the development which is necessary for the creation of jobs and theconstruction and improvement of essential infrastructure will generate noise and thatthe planning system should not place unjustifiable obstacles in the way of suchdevelopment. The Guidance also advises, however, that local planning authorities mustensure that development does not cause an unacceptable degree of disturbance.

PPG 24 does not give clear quantitative guidelines directly applicable to noise fromWaste Transfer Facilities. It draws attention to how conditions attached to sites’licenses, such as hours of operation, have indirect effects on the amount of noisegenerated. PPG 24 points out that noise conditions in licenses can be particularlyhelpful where sites operate under an Established Use Certificate.

With regard to general commercial/industrial sites, PPG 24 refers to BS 4142 [2] andBS 8233 [3]. More general guidance in PPG 24 is based upon the World HealthOrganisation Guidelines [4] (which have been updated since PPG 24 was published in1994).

2.3 British Standard 4142

BS 4142 is a comparative standard in which the estimated noise levels from anindustrial source are compared to the background noise level from other sources.

BS 4142 relates the likelihood of complaint to the difference between the Rating Level(the LAeq with the addition of a 5 dB character correction if appropriate) of the noisebeing assessed and the background noise level. The background noise level is the LA90

noise level, usually measured in the absence of noise from the source being assessed.

The Rating Level of the noise being assessed is defined as its LAeq noise level (the'specific noise level'), with the addition of a single 5 dB correction should the noiseexhibit a marked impulsive and/or tonal component or should the noise be irregularenough in character to attract attention. During the daytime, the specified noise levelsare determined over a reference time interval of 1 hour. At night the reference timeinterval is 5 minutes.

If the Rating Level of the noise being assessed exceeds the background level by 10 dBor more BS 4142 advises that there is a likelihood of complaint. A difference betweenbackground level and Rating Level of around 5 dB is described as being of marginalsignificance. A Rating Level of 10 dB below the background level is described asbeing a positive indication that there will be no complaints. This is because a sound 10dB below background level, unless it has particularly noticeable characteristics, islikely to be inaudible.

2.4 BS 8233 and other Absolute Noise Standards

The daytime noise standards from the World Health Organisation Guidelines (uponwhich the guidance in PPG 24 and BS 8233 is principally based) are derived fromsocial surveys which demonstrate that:

few people are even moderately annoyed by daytime activities which give rise toless than 50 dB LAeq; and



few people are seriously annoyed by daytime activities which give rise to less than55 dB LAeq.

BS 8233 suggests that the following internal noise criteria:

30 – 35 dB LAeq inside bedrooms – usually considered a night-time criterion; and

30 - 40 dB LAeq inside other living areas in dwellings – usually considered adaytime criterion for habitable rooms (i.e. not kitchens, bathrooms, etc.); and

for balconies and gardens, it is desirable that the steady noise level does not exceed50 dB LAeq and 55 dB LAeq should be considered as the upper limit.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines are often considered in settingstandards for noise. The principal criteria for noise affecting the occupants of dwellingsin the WHO Guidelines are that noise should not exceed:

50 dB LAeq of external noise during the day; and

30 dB LAeq of internal noise during the night (or 45 dB LAeq at the external facadesso that people may sleep with windows open) ; and

60 dB LAmax F external noise at night.

2.5 Environment Agency Guidance

The Environment Agency, rather than the local authority, has responsibility for noise atsome Waste Transfer sites. The Agency has published Internal Guidance for theRegulation of Noise at Waste Management Facilities [5].

The Environment Agency guidance advises that:

dwellings should be the primary focus of any noise conditions;

at dwellings – if the Rating Level of noise from the site is 5 dB above thebackground noise level, the operator should enact a Noise Action Plan and if it is10 dB above background direct enforcement action should be considered; and

in public open spaces – noise levels from the site at the boundary of the publicspace should not exceed 65 dB LAeq, 1 hr during the normal working day (07:00 –19:00 Mondays-Fridays + Saturday Morning) or 55 dB LAeq, 1 hr at any other time.

The Environment Agency Guidance explains that a Noise Action Plan should detailany mitigation and control that are intended to be used to reduce noise to an acceptablelevel.



3. NOISE LEVELS MEASURED AT THE POTENTIALLY MOST AFFECTEDNOISE-SENSITIVE RECEPTORS

3.1 The Potentially Most Affected Receptors and Sources of Noise

It will be helpful to refer to Figure 1. There are mobile homes to the south west of thesite (understood to be Showmen’s Winter Quarters), the nearest of which isapproximately 250 metres from the site and around 350 metres away from the locationof the building. The nearest dwellings in Earls Barton, to the north of the site, arearound 500 metres from the site and around 600 metres from the location of theproposed building.

Noise levels at both of these locations are principally influenced by the A45 dualcarriageway which runs approximately east – west and lies immediately to the north ofthe site.

3.2 Measurement Exercises

Long-term noise measurements were carried out at the nearest point of the Showmen’sWinter Quarters site between Friday 24 August 2007 and Sunday 2 September 2007.This period was chosen because it incorporated weekdays, weekends and a bankholiday (Monday August 26). A second long-term meter was set up on Station Road inEarls Barton, opposite the end of Thorpe Road. Unfortunately the local newspaperpublished the location of this meter and it was subsequently stolen. The meter itselfwas recovered but the damage to the equipment was such that the data was notrecoverable.

Sample measurements were carried out at Station Road, Earls Barton (where there is abarrier preventing the passage of vehicular traffic further south) on Friday 7 September2007.

The long-term measurements were carried out with a Rion NL-32 Class 1 IntegratingSound Level Meter equipped with the NX-22J Audio Recording Option (this enabledthe identification of daytime and night-time principal noise sources). The samplemeasurements were carried out with a Rion NA-27 Class 1 Sound Analyser.

The meters were set to record continuous 5 minute samples and were calibrated beforeand after the measurements using a Rion NC-74 Class 1 Acoustic Calibrator.

3.3 Results

The results of the long-term survey at the Showmen’s Winter Quarters are shown inFigures 2 – 10. The results of the daytime sample measurements at Station Road, EarlsBarton are shown in Figure 11.

It is clear from Figures 2 – 10 that noise levels from the A45 are only substantiallylower than daytime levels between around 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.



4. ESTIMATED NOISE LEVELS FROM THE SITE

4.1 The Principal Noise Producing Operations

The activities for which increased operating hours are being sought principally takeplace inside the Reception & Processing Building. Noise measurements have beentaken inside buildings with sorting and baling of recyclables being carried out. Fork lifttrucks and a skidsteer machine were also being used to manoeuvre the recyclables andbales.

The noise levels inside a building, where co-mingled waste was being sortedmechanically with some hand-picking, were typically around 80 dB LAeq. Similarly,the noise level inside a building where a baler was being operated continuously andmaterials being manoeuvred with a skidsteer & up to 2 forklift trucks, were typicallyaround 80 dB LAeq. The level, and spectral content of this measurement have been usedas the basis of calculating the noise levels from the building.

The principal activity in the yard is the storage, movement and loading of bales of cardand lorry movements. The source terms used for the yard calculations are shownbelow.

Source SEL at 10m LAeq at10m

NumberAssumed

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HGV arriving, door open and closed twice,then being driven off

83.7 - 12 per hour -

Slow HGV Drive Past 86.1 - 12 per hour -Skid Steer (Komatsu SK714-5) - 73.0 1 50Loading Shovel (Komatsu WA-420) - 73.6 1 50Diesel Forklift (Lind H35) - 62.2 4 50

Table 4.1: Service Yard Source Terms (i.e. Noise Level at 10 Metres)

12 HGV arrivals and 12 HGV departures per hour have been assumed. This equates toone HGV arriving and one HGV departing every 5 minutes. Under these circumstancesthe LAeq 1, hour is the same as the LAeq 5 minutes so the calculated levels can be used as thebasis of both a daytime and ‘night-time’ noise assessment (LAeq 1 hour is the appropriateindex for daytime noise assessment whereas LAeq, 5 minutes should be used at night togive due weight to intermittent events). A ‘night-time’ assessment is necessarybecause, in noise terms, ‘daytime’ is normally considered to be between 07:00 and23:00 whereas it is now proposed to operate the site between 05:30 and 23:00.

4.2 Estimated Noise Levels at the Nearest Dwellings

Noise levels from the building have been calculated on the basis that the buildings’doors will be fully open. The noise levels emanating from each doorway have beenestimated by applying the following equation [6] to estimate the noise level at the mostaffected dwellings attributable to noise breakout through each individual doorway:



Ldwelling = Linside - 20 log (Distance) + 10 log (Area) - 6

Where: Ldwelling = free-field sound pressure level at the dwellingLinside = level inside the buildingDistance = distance in metres to the dwellingArea = area in m2 of open doorway

Although soft ground and air attenuation have been included (by using the combinedsoft ground/air attenuation element of the BS 5228 [7] propagation model) no shieldinghas been taken into account.

The building geometry has been taken from JJB Chartered Architects Limited drawingnumber 0719-03 which was provided with the planning application.

Where doorways will be on an oblique side of the building to the specific receptorbeing considered (i.e. the sound has to travel ‘around 1 corner’), a 5 dBshielding/barrier attenuation has been applied. Where building elements are on theopposite side of the building to the specific receptor being considered (i.e. the soundhas to travel ‘around 2 corners’), a 10 dB shielding/barrier attenuation has been appliedin accordance with research carried out by the Danish Lydteknisk Laboratrium [8].

The propagation model from BS 5228 has been used to estimate the noise levels fromthe operations likely to take place in the yard.

4.3 Estimated Noise Levels at the Most Affected Dwellings

Calculation details are shown in Appendix A. The results are shown in Table 4.2.

Receptor Building Yard Total Just Lorries

Showmen's Quarters 46.4 41.3 47.6 30.4

Earls Barton 35.1 33.8 37.5 22.8

Table 4.2: Calculation Results



5. EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENT RESULTS & CALCULATIONS

5.1 The Variations in the Existing Noise Climate

The existing noise levels at the nearest dwellings are principally influenced by roadtraffic noise from the A45. The existing noise levels at the Showmen’s Quarters havebeen estimated by:

averaging the results recorded each weekday for each 5 minute period during theproposed operating hours (05:30 – 23:00);

averaging the results recorded on the two Saturdays during the measurementexercise for each 5 minute period during the proposed operating hours (05:30 –23:00); and

plotting each of the 5 minute results for the Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday forthe proposed operating hours (05:30 – 23:00).

It can be seen from Figure 11 that the LAeq and LA90 noise levels were fairly steadyduring the weekday daytime samples near the closest dwellings in Earls Barton. Thesample measurements at Earls Barton were taken between 11:30 and 13:00 on aweekday. These sample results have been compared to the average weekday results forthe Showmen’s Quarters long-term measurement position. This comparison resulted inthe estimate that noise levels (from the A 45) at Earls Barton are, on average, 10.1 dBLAeq and 10.8 dB LA90 lower than the levels at the Showmen’s Quarters where the long-term measurements were carried out. These average differences have been applied tothe levels measured directly at the Showmen’s Quarters to provide an estimate of theexisting noise levels at the closest dwellings in Earls Barton during all the proposedoperating hours for the proposed development. The LAmax noise levels were 4 dBdifferent and the LA10 noise levels 10 dB different and these differences have also beenapplied but the LAmax results should be considered only as indicative as the LAmax

results at the two different locations may not have been due to the same source (theLAeq, LA10 and LA90 at both locations were principally influenced by noise from theA45).

5.2 Weekday Operations

The estimated noise levels from the Recycling and Waste Transfer Operations and theestimated existing weekday LAeq and LA90 noise levels at the Showmen’s Quarters andEarls Barton are shown in Figures 12 and 13.

It is clear from Figures 12 and 13 that noise from the Recycling and Waste TransferOperations will not exceed the background noise levels at the potentially most affecteddwellings during the proposed operating hours. Noise from the Recycling and WasteTransfer Operations are also well below the ambient noise level from the A45 duringthe proposed weekday operating hours. Generally, noise from the Recycling and WasteTransfer Operations will be of less than marginal significance during the proposedweekday operating hours.



5.3 Saturdays

The estimated noise levels from the Recycling and Waste Transfer operations and theestimated existing Saturday LAeq and LA90 noise levels at the Showmen’s Quarters andEarls Barton are shown in Figures 14 and 15.

It is clear from Figures 12 and 13 that noise from the Recycling and Waste TransferOperations will not exceed the background noise levels at the potentially most affecteddwellings during the proposed operating hours. Noise levels from the Recycling andWaste Transfer Operations are also well below the ambient noise level from the A45during the proposed weekday operating hours. Generally, noise from the Recycling andWaste Transfer Operations will be of less than marginal significance during theproposed Saturday operating hours.

5.4 Sundays

The estimated noise levels from the proposed operations and the estimated existingSunday LAeq and LA90 noise levels at the Showmen’s Quarters and Earls Barton areshown in Figures 16 and 17.

Figures 16 and 17 suggest that after 06:30 on Sunday mornings, the background noisefrom the A45 will be above noise from the Recycling & Waste Processing Activities.Between 05:30 and 06:30 noise from the Recycling and Waste Processing Activitiesand the background noise level will be more or less equal. However, at no time duringthe proposed operating hours (05:30 – 23:00) would noise from Recycling and WasteProcessing Activities exceed the ambient (LAeq) noise levels from the A45. However, ifthere were only lorry movements (i.e. no loading, unloading or baling), noise levelswould be well below background noise levels during the earliest proposed hours ofoperation (05:30 – 06:30).

Consequently, provided that there is no loading, unloading or baling prior to 06:30 onSunday mornings, noise from the proposed development would be unlikely to give riseto any substantial loss of amenity at the potentially most affected dwellings and,generally, noise from the Recycling and Waste Transfer Operations will be of less thanmarginal significance during the proposed Sunday operating hours.

5.5 Bank Holidays

Baseline noise measurements were taken on bank holiday Monday 27 August 2007.The estimated noise levels from the proposed operations and the LAeq and LA90 noiselevels measured at the Showmen’s Quarters and estimated for Earls Barton are shownin Figures 18 and 19.

Figures 18 and 19 suggest that after 5:30 on Bank Holiday mornings, the backgroundnoise from the A45 will be above noise from the Recycling & Waste ProcessingActivities. Noise levels from the Recycling and Waste Transfer Operations are alsowell below the ambient noise level from the A45 during the proposed weekdayoperating hours. Generally, noise from the Recycling and Waste Transfer Operationswill be of less than marginal significance during the proposed Bank Holiday operatinghours.



6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

A Materials Recycling Facility and Waste Transfer Station operates on the site at theRecycling Centre, Grendon Road, Earls Barton. The current operating hours are(except as may be otherwise approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority):

06:00 and 20:00 Monday to Fridays;

07:00 – 13:00 on Saturdays; and

and 08:00 and 13:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays (other than ChristmasDay and Boxing Day).

The operators wish to extend the hours so that they can run a two shift system. Theoperators run 8.5 hour shifts (including breaks) and could fit this in to a 05:30 – 23:00window.

The proposed operating hours are 05:30 – 23:00 Monday – Fridays, Saturdays,Sundays and Bank Holidays (excluding Christmas and Boxing Day).

The site is located close to the A45. Noise from the A45 is the principal influence onthe noise environment at the potentially most affected dwellings and on the site itself.The potentially most affected dwellings are relatively distant from the site. TheShowmen’s Winter Quarters are around 250 metres south west of the site and thenearest dwellings in Earls Barton, on the far (north) side of the A45 are around half akilometre away.

Long-term noise measurements were carried out at the Showmen’s Winter Quartersand daytime sample measurements were carried out near the closest dwellings in EarlsBarton. As the noise environment at both of these locations is principally influenced bythe A45, the diurnal variation from the long-term survey at the Showmen’s WinterQuarters (which covered weekdays, weekends and a bank holiday) has been used toestablish the likely variation in noise levels at both locations.

The calculations and measurement results demonstrate that the noise levels generatedby lorries arriving at the site or leaving the site will be very much below thebackground noise level from the A45 at all the proposed operating hours and there isno likelihood of any material loss of amenity by way of noise from this source.

The background noise levels (LA90) from the A45 will exceed noise from the Recyclingand Waste Transfer Activities during all of the proposed operating hours, except forthe first hour of Sunday morning (05:30 – 06:30). It is recommended therefore that noloading, unloading or baling takes place prior to 06:30 on Sundays. The LAeq, 5 minutes atnight and the LAeq, 1 hour during the day from the Recycling and Waste TransferActivities will be much lower than the ambient (LAeq) noise levels from the A45.Provided no loading or baling take place prior to 06:30 on Sundays, Recycling andWaste Transfer Activities could take place at the site between 05:30 and 23:00Monday – Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays (excluding Christmas andBoxing Day) without causing any material loss of amenity by way of noise.



References

1. Department of the Environment. Planning Policy Guidance PPG 24, Planning and Noise.1994. HMSO.

2. British Standards Institute. Method for Rating Industrial Noise Affecting MixedResidential and Industrial Areas. BS 4142. 1997.

3. British Standards Institute. Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings – Code ofpractice. BS 8233. 1999.

4. Guidelines for Community Noise. The World Health Organisation, Geneva. 2000.

5. The Environment Agency. Noise Guidance. Internal Guidance for the Regulation ofNoise at Waste Management Facilities. Version 3.0. July 2002.

6. Noise Control in Industry. Sound Research Laboratories. Third Edition. E & FN Spon.

7. British Standards Institute. Code of Practice for Noise and Vibration Control onConstruction and Open Sites. Part1: Noise. BS 5228: Part 1. 2009.

8. Jarkobsen J. Prediction of Noise Emission from Facades of Industrial Buildings.Lydteknisk Laboratrium. Report No. 25. 1981.



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Figure 1: Location Plan Showing Long-Term (L) and Sample (S) Noise Measurement Locations



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Figure 11: Sample Noise Measurement Results at Station Road, Earls Barton

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Figure 12: Average Weekday Levels & Noise Levels from Recycling & Waste Transfer Operations atShowmen's Quarters

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Figure 13: Estimated Average Weekday Levels & Noise from Recycling & Waste Transfer Activities atEarls Barton

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Figure 14: Average Saturday Levels & Estimated Noise Levels from Recycling & Waste TransferActivities at Showmen's Quarters

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Figure 15: Estimated Average Saturday Levels & Noise Levels from Recycling and Waste TransferActivities at Earls Barton

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Figure 19: Estimated Existing Bank Holiday Levels & Noise from Recycling and Waste TransferActivities at Earls Barton

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APPENDIX A: CALCULATION DETAILS



Noise Levels at Showmen's Quarters

Façade Total Component 1

SPL Construction Area SPL

N Wall 28.4 Open Doors 128 28.4

S Wall 46.0 Open Doors 557 46.0E Wall 28.3 Open Door 30 28.3

W Wall 33.3 Open Door 30 33.3

Total 46.4

ESTIMATED NOISE LEVELS FROM SORTING & BAILING BUILDING

Location Showmen's Quarters 394.0 Metres Away N Wall Total 28.4

Surface Area 128.2Propagation Distance R 394.0Orientation Correction 10.0% Soft Ground 85.0Assumed Construction Open Doors

Frequency SPL Inside SRI SPL Outside OBL @ R A-WT OBL(A)

63 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 40.7 -26.2 14.5 27.98308125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 41.8 -16.1 25.7 368.8889250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 43.5 -8.6 34.9 3068.284500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 41.0 -3.2 37.8 5982.677

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 38.1 0 38.1 6410.5542000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 35.7 0.6 36.3 4235.4114000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 31.6 1 32.6 1806.748000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 24.8 -1.1 23.7 232.7532

Hard Gr Orient Soft Gr dB(A)Overall A 80.3 1.07E+08 74.3 26800964.82 43.4 22105.31 10.0 5.1 28.4


Location Showmen's Quarters 350.0 Metres Away S Wall Total 46.0



63 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 48.1 -26.2 21.9 153.9597125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 49.2 -16.1 33.1 2029.584250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 50.9 -8.6 42.3 16881.35500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 48.4 -3.2 45.2 32916

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 45.5 0 45.5 35270.132000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 43.1 0.6 43.7 23302.754000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 39.0 1 40.0 9940.4748000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 32.2 -1.1 31.1 1280.581





Location Showmen's Quarters 350.0 Metres Away E Wall Total 28.3

Surface Area 30.1Propagation Distance R 350.0Orientation Correction 5.0% Soft Ground 85.0Assumed Construction Open Door


63 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 35.4 -26.2 9.2 8.325885125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 36.5 -16.1 20.4 109.7565250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 38.2 -8.6 29.6 912.9151500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 35.7 -3.2 32.5 1780.043

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 32.8 0 32.8 1907.352000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 30.4 0.6 31.0 1260.1744000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 26.3 1 27.3 537.56438000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 19.5 -1.1 18.4 69.25169



Location Showmen's Quarters 350.0 Metres Away W Wall Total 33.3

ConcreteSurface Area 30.1Propagation Distance R 350.0Orientation Correction 0.0% Soft Ground 85.0Assumed Construction Open Door


0.063 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 35.4 -26.2 9.2 8.325885

125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 36.5 -16.1 20.4 109.7565250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 38.2 -8.6 29.6 912.9151500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 35.7 -3.2 32.5 1780.043

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 32.8 0 32.8 1907.352000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 30.4 0.6 31.0 1260.1744000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 26.3 1 27.3 537.56438000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 19.5 -1.1 18.4 69.25169




Noise Levels at Earls Barton

Façade Total Component 1

SPL Construction Area SPL

N Wall 1950.342582 32.9 Open Doors 128 32.9

S Wall 709.4626506 28.5 Open Doors 557 28.5E Wall 144.806939 21.6 Open Door 30 21.6

W Wall 457.9197481 26.6 Open Door 30 26.6

Total 35.1


Location Earls Barton 600.0 Metres Away N Wall Total 32.9



63 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 37.0 -26.2 10.8 12.06662125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 38.1 -16.1 22.0 159.069250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 39.8 -8.6 31.2 1323.078500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 37.3 -3.2 34.1 2579.797

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 34.4 0 34.4 2764.3022000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 32.0 0.6 32.6 1826.3564000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 27.9 1 28.9 779.08628000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 21.1 -1.1 20.0 100.3657



Location Earls Barton 644.0 Metres Away S Wall Total 28.5



63 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 42.8 -26.2 16.6 45.47487125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 43.9 -16.1 27.8 599.4755250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 45.6 -8.6 37.0 4986.22500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 43.1 -3.2 39.9 9722.355

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 40.2 0 40.2 10417.692000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 37.8 0.6 38.4 6882.94000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 33.7 1 34.7 2936.1048000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 26.9 -1.1 25.8 378.2435





Location Earls Barton 600.0 Metres Away E Wall Total 21.6

Surface Area 30.1Propagation Distance R 600.0Orientation Correction 5.0% Soft Ground 100.0Assumed Construction Open Door


63 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 30.7 -26.2 4.5 2.833114125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 31.8 -16.1 15.7 37.34771250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 33.5 -8.6 24.9 310.6447500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 31.0 -3.2 27.8 605.709

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 28.1 0 28.1 649.02882000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 25.7 0.6 26.3 428.80914000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 21.6 1 22.6 182.92128000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 14.8 -1.1 13.7 23.56481



Location Earls Barton 600.0 Metres Away W Wall Total 26.6

ConcreteSurface Area 30.1Propagation Distance R 600.0Orientation Correction 0.0% Soft Ground 100.0Assumed Construction Open Door


0.063 77.5 134896.3 0.0 71.5 33884.41561 30.7 -26.2 4.5 2.833114

125 78.6 1778279 0.0 72.6 446683.5922 31.8 -16.1 15.7 37.34771250 80.3 14791084 0.0 74.3 3715352.291 33.5 -8.6 24.9 310.6447500 77.8 28840315 0.0 71.8 7244359.601 31.0 -3.2 27.8 605.709

1000 74.9 30902954 0.0 68.9 7762471.166 28.1 0 28.1 649.02882000 72.5 20417379 0.0 66.5 5128613.84 25.7 0.6 26.3 428.80914000 68.4 8709636 0.0 62.4 2187761.624 21.6 1 22.6 182.92128000 61.6 1122018 0.0 55.6 281838.2931 14.8 -1.1 13.7 23.56481




CLIENT Alibone Recycling

PROJECT Earls Barton

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0 1.5 250 Skid Steer (Komatsu SK714-5) 73.0 1 50 1.00 1.0 0 100 -28.0 -32.9 -32.9 37.0

0 1.5 250 Loading Shovel (Komatsu WA-420) 73.6 1 50 1.00 1.0 0 100 -28.0 -32.9 -32.9 37.6

0 1.5 250 Deisel Forklift (Lind H35) 62.2 4 50 1.00 1.0 0 100 -28.0 -32.9 -32.9 32.3

SEL 10 m LAeq

0 1.5 250 HGV Arrivals & Departures 83.7 12 58.9 1.00 1.0 0 100 -28.0 -32.9 -32.9 26.00 1.5 250 HGV Slow Drivepast 86.1 12 61.3 1.00 1.0 0 100 -28.0 -32.9 -32.9 28.4

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0 1.5 500 Skid Steer (Komatsu SK714-5) 73.0 1 50 1.00 1.0 0 100 -34.0 -40.5 -40.5 29.5


0 1.5 500 Deisel Forklift (Lind H35) 62.2 4 50 1.00 1.0 0 100 -34.0 -40.5 -40.5 24.7

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0 1.5 350 Nordberg LT105 82.8 1 100 1.00 1.0 0 100 -30.9 -36.6 -36.6 46.2


0 1.5 350 Nordberg Senator 84.8 1 100 1.00 1.0 0 100 -30.9 -36.6 -36.6 48.2

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0 1.5 585 Nordberg LT105 82.8 1 100 1.00 1.0 0 100 -35.3 -42.2 -42.2 40.6


0 1.5 585 Nordberg Senator 84.8 1 100 1.00 1.0 0 100 -35.3 -42.2 -42.2 42.6

SEL No/hr 10 m LAeq


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Documents

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