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Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd and West
Raynham Developments Ltd

Road Traffic Noise Impact
Assessment of Proposed Residential
Development at
Proposed Housing Development at
Urlay View, Egglescliffe

File reference number: 00895revB(noise)
July 2012
Job Reference: 00895(noise)
Status: Final, RevB

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Report Title
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proposed residential development at Urlay View, Egglescliffe
Client Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd and West Raynham Developments Ltd
NWSS Report No: 00895rev
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Name
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Air quality impact assessment using dispersion modelling for
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Final, Issue 1
30
th
July 2012
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Senior
Consultant
f Hood

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ir quality impact assessment using dispersion modelling for
Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd and West Raynham Developments Ltd
cited without the express permission of NWSS or Taylor Wimpey UK
. This report is not to be
r engineering purposes unless the front cover
Date
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30/07/12
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Status: Final, RevB

Table of contents

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 Description ............................................................................................................................. 5
3.0 Basis of Assessment ............................................................................................................. 6
4.0 Noise Measurements ............................................................................................................. 7
5.0 Noise Predictions ................................................................................................................... 8
6.0 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 11
7.0 References ........................................................................................................................... 12

Figures

Figure 1 Development Site
Figure 2 Proposed Residential Development & Monitoring Locations
Figure 3 Resultant Post Development CadnaA Noise Grid Map - Daytime
Figure 4 Resultant Post Development CadnaA Noise Grid Map - Nighttime
Figure 5 CadnaA Assumed Traffic Flows & Train Movements

Appendices

Appendix I Glossary of terms
Appendix II Equipment Used & Calibration Certificates

Status: Final, RevB

Land at Urlay View, Egglescliffe
Road Traffic Noise Impact Assessment
1.0 Introduction

1.1 At the request of Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd and West Raynham Developments Ltd, a daytime
and nighttime road traffic noise survey and assessment has been carried out at a proposed
residential development on land at Urlay View, Egglescliffe.

1.2 The site monitoring work was carried out in October and November 2011 by Northumbrian
Water Scientific Services (NWSS).

1.3 A glossary of acoustics terms is given in Appendix I.

Status: Final, RevB

2.0 Description

2.1 The site layout is shown in Figure 1. The site is bounded to the north by Urlay Nook Road and
a railway line, to the east by existing residential properties, to the west by agricultural land
and to the south by shrubbery and the A67. The site is located below the flight path into
Durham Tees Valley Airport; however as aeroplanes are at a height and currently occurs so
infrequently to cause a noise disturbance to proposed residential dwellings, this source has
been disregarded in the noise assessment.

2.2 The proposals are to develop the existing agricultural land for residential use, as shown on
Figure 2.

Status: Final, RevB

3.0 Basis of Assessment

3.1 Following the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) the Planning
Policy Guidance Note PPG24 has been withdrawn. NPPF Section 123 states that planning
policy and decisions should aim to avoid noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts on
health and quality of life. The NPPF refers to the Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE).
NPSE essentially references the World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline noise values for
assessment of noise disturbance.

3.2 The WHO Environmental Health Criteria 12 Noise advises a bedroom noise level of less than
35dB L
Aeq
to preserve the restorative process of sleep. General daytime outdoor noise levels
of less than 55dB L
Aeq
are desirable to prevent any significant community annoyance. The
World Health Organisation has published a revised document in 2000. For dwellings,
recommended guideline values inside bedrooms are 30dB L
Aeq
for steady state continuous
noise. At night-time, outdoor noise should not exceed 45dB L
Aeq
so that people may sleep
with bedroom windows open. Daytime noise levels should not exceed 50dB L
Aeq
to prevent
the majority of people from being moderately annoyed or 55dB L
Aeq
to prevent the majority of
people being seriously annoyed.

3.3 The application of WHO guidelines to UK planning has been questioned in a 1998 report by
the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. It states that WHO
guidelines do not have any official status in the UK and that perhaps their main weakness is
that they fail to consider the practicality of actually being able to achieve any of the stated
guideline values. Further to this it states that exceedances of the WHO guideline values do
not necessarily imply significant noise impact and indeed, it may be that significant impacts do
not occur until much higher degrees of noise exposure are reached.

3.4 The 1987 version of British Standard BS8233 Sound Insulation and Noise Reduction for
Buildings provides guidance on suitable internal noise levels for dwellings. These are 30dB to
40dB L
Aeq,T
for bedrooms and 40dB to 45dB L
Aeq,T
for living areas.

3.5 BS8233 was revised in 1999. It states criteria for continuous noise of 30dB to 35dB L
Aeq,T
for
bedrooms and 30dB to 40dB L
Aeq,T
for living rooms. In gardens and on balconies etc, it is
desirable that the steady noise level does not exceed 50dB L
Aeq,T
and 55dB L
Aeq,T
should be
regarded as the upper limit, which reflect the WHO guideline values.

Status: Final, RevB

4.0 Noise Measurements

4.1 All environmental noise measurements were obtained by Mr. Stephen Wigham MIOA and Mr.
Jeff Hood at a number of proposed development faade locations, as illustrated in Figure 2.

4.2 Nighttime noise measurements were made in the early hours of 30
th
September 2011.
Weather conditions were warm and dry with light winds, typically ranging from 0.5 to 1.5m/s
-1
.

4.3 Daytime noise measurements were made on 24
th
October and 09
th
November 2011. Weather
conditions over both were typically dry with moderate winds, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5m/s
-1
.

4.4 Measurements were made with a precision grade sound level meter; details of which are
shown in Appendix II. The meter was field calibrated before and after all measurements and
no drift in calibration was noted.

4.5 Measurements were made at Positions 1 to 3, as shown on Figure 2. The measured noise
levels were as follows:

Position Start Time Duration
Measured
L
Aeq
dB
L
A10

dB
L
A90
dB
L
Amax
dB
D
A
Y

1 09:31 30:00 63.5 68.8 46.4 78.5
2 10:40 30:00 58.8 62.2 43.5 77.2
3 11:13 30:00 59.7 57.0 44.9 79.5
N
I
G
H
T

1 00:36 15:00 55.3 49.8 23.9 76.7
2 00:37 15:00 46.4 47.0 24.1 66.8
3 00:56 15:00 51.6 38.3 27.3 50.2

Status: Final, RevB

5.0 Noise Predictions

5.1 Noise predictions have been carried out following the approach adopted in a government
report on predicting noise propagation, which is applicable to any form of noise predictive
assessment, whether industrial, commercial, residential or transportation. This report
recommends that a prediction programme implementing ISO9613 be used, such as CadnaA.

5.2 CadnaA has been used to carry out predictions for the noise impact of traffic noise on the
proposed development.

5.3 To undertake a prediction the following approach has been adopted.
Decide on the significant noise sources.
Derive sound levels and frequency information for these sources.
Decide on the location and duration of these sources.
Predict the noise from these sources in the surrounding area.

5.4 The results of the background noise measurements at Position 1 to 3 are given in Section 4.5;
this information has been used to validate the modelled road traffic noise levels. Future
predicted road traffic noise has been modelled using supplied (DfT) current and projected
road traffic flows. The predicted faade noise levels are shown in Section 5.6.

5.5 In accordance with CRTN methodology, incorporated within the CadnaA model, the predicted
road traffic noise at proposed dwellings can be assumed to be as follows (positions of the
assessed faade locations are also shown below):

Assumed Faade Locations

Existing 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Existing 2

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5.6 In relation to road traffic noise around the development site, noise guidance requires the
daytime and nighttime noise exposures to be evaluated. The predicted daytime and nighttime
noise exposure levels at the assessed receptor locations are as follows:

Predicted Road Traffic Noise Levels
Receptor
Location
Daytime
L
Aeq(16 hour)
dB
Nighttime
L
Aeq(8hour)
dB
1 48 41
2 51 44
3 52 45
4 53 47
5 56 49
6 58 51
7 53 46
8 54 47
9 56 49
10 61 54
11 62 56
12 61 54
13 60 53

5.7 Standard thermal glazing will reduce road traffic noise by 33dB from an external faade noise
level or 30dB from a free field noise level. A compressible airtight seal should be fitted to the
closing surfaces. This would produce the following internal noise levels for living rooms and
bedrooms with a potential view of the A67, compared against BS8233:1999:

Predicted Road Traffic Noise Levels (assumed 30dB R
w
)
Receptor
Location
Daytime
L
Aeq(16 hour)
dB
Nighttime
L
Aeq(8hour)
dB
1 18 11
2 21 14
3 22 15
4 23 17
5 26 19
6 28 21
7 23 16
8 24 17
9 26 19
10 31 24
11 32 26
12 31 24
13 30 23

BS8233 Design Range Good Reasonable Poor

5.8 Where standard trickle vents are incorporated into the thermal glazing units a worst-case
25dB reduction of road traffic noise should be achieved. Assuming a compressible airtight
seal is fitted to the closing surfaces, the following internal noise levels can be assumed for
living rooms and bedrooms with a view of the surrounding roads, compared against
BS8233:1999:

Status: Final, RevB

w
)
Receptor
Location
Daytime
L
Aeq(16 hour)
dB
Nighttime
L
Aeq(8hour)
dB
1 23 16
2 26 19
3 27 20
4 28 22
5 31 24
6 33 26
7 28 21
8 29 22
9 31 24
10 36 29
11 37 31
12 36 29
13 35 28


5.9 Where acoustic trickle vents are incorporated into the thermal glazing units a worst-case
28dB reduction of road traffic noise should be achieved. Assuming a compressible airtight
seal is fitted to the closing surfaces, the following internal noise levels can be assumed for
living rooms and bedrooms with a view of the surrounding roads, compared against
BS8233:1999:

w
)
Receptor
Location
Daytime
L
Aeq(16 hour)
dB
Nighttime
L
Aeq(8hour)
dB
1 20 13
2 23 16
3 24 17
4 25 19
5 28 21
6 30 23
7 25 18
8 26 19
9 28 21
10 33 26
11 34 28
12 33 26
13 32 25


5.10 Where acoustic trickle vents are incorporated into thermal acoustic glazing units a worst-
case 32dB reduction of road traffic noise should be achieved. Assuming a compressible
airtight seal is fitted to the closing surfaces, the following internal noise levels can be
assumed for living rooms and bedrooms with a view of the surrounding roads, compared
against BS8233:1999:

Status: Final, RevB

w
)
Receptor
Location
Daytime
L
Aeq(16 hour)
dB
Nighttime
L
Aeq(8hour)
dB
1 16 9
2 19 12
3 20 13
4 21 15
5 24 17
6 26 19
7 21 14
8 22 15
9 24 17
10 29 22
11 30 24
12 29 22
13 28 21


5.11 Open windows on faades facing the surrounding assessed roads will achieve only a 15dB
reduction in road traffic noise. Based on the above figures this will result in all roadside
faades failing to achieve the reasonable standard, as defined in BS8233. It is prudent to
advise that an alternative form of ventilation is installed to all habitable rooms facing the
surrounding road network.

5.12 It can be concluded from Section 5.9 that all living rooms and bedrooms facing the A67 road
should be fitted with standard thermal glazing, incorporating passive acoustic trickle
ventilation (combined 28dB R
w
) to ensure a reasonable internal noise level in accordance with
BS5228 guidelines.

5.13 As shown in Section 5.10, to achieve a good internal noise level in accordance with BS5228
guidelines, it is prudent to conclude that all living rooms and bedrooms facing the A67 road
should be fitted with acoustic thermal glazing, incorporating passive acoustic trickle ventilation
(combined 32dB R
w
).

5.14 All living rooms and bedrooms facing Urlay Nook Road should be fitted with standard thermal
glazing, incorporating standard trickle ventilation (combined 25dB R
w
) to ensure a good
internal noise level in accordance with BS5228 guidelines.

5.15 Due to the potential cul-de-sac layout of the development site and screening affect of the
building, the noise impact of the A67 and Urlay Nook Road in all amenity spaces will be
expected to fall below the 55dBA criteria for serious annoyance. Nevertheless, where any
rear gardens are adjacent to the A67 and Urlay Nook Road, it will be necessary to install a
close-boarded acoustic fence along the roadside garden boundary to ensure this criterion is
achieved.

Status: Final, RevB

6.0 Summary

6.1 A day and night noise survey and assessment was carried out at a proposed housing
development, comprising of 159 dwellings, on land adjacent to Urlay Nook Road, Egglescliffe.

6.2 CadnaA has been used to carry out predictions for the noise impact of surrounding roads and
railway line on the proposed development.

6.3 The noise data displayed in Section 4.5 has been used to verify the initial CadnaA predictions
prior to running the model with the increased traffic flows.

6.4 The assessment has concluded that all living rooms and bedrooms facing the A67 road
should be fitted with standard thermal glazing, incorporating passive acoustic trickle
ventilation (combined 28dB R
w
) to ensure a reasonable internal noise level in accordance with
BS5228 guidelines.

6.5 The assessment has concluded that all living rooms and bedrooms facing the A67 road
should be fitted with acoustic thermal glazing, incorporating passive acoustic trickle ventilation
(combined 32dB R
w
) to ensure a good internal noise level in accordance with BS5228
guidelines.

6.6 Additionally, all living rooms and bedrooms facing Urlay Nook Road should be fitted with
standard thermal glazing, incorporating standard trickle ventilation (combined 25dB R
w
) to
ensure a good internal noise level in accordance with BS5228 guidelines

6.7 Due to the potential cul-de-sac layout of the development site and screening affect of the
building, the noise impact of the A67 and Urlay Nook Road in all amenity spaces will be
expected to fall below the 55dBA criteria for serious annoyance. Nevertheless, where any
rear gardens are adjacent to the A67 and Urlay Nook Road, it will be necessary to install a
close-boarded acoustic fence along the roadside garden boundary to ensure this criterion is
achieved.

Status: Final, RevB

7.0 References

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, Environmental Health Criteria 12: Noise, World Health
Organisation, Geneva, 1980.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, Guidelines for community noise, World Health
Organisation, Geneva, 2000.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS, Health effect
based noise assessment methods: a review and feasibility study, HMSO, London,
September 1998

BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8233, Sound insulation and noise reduction in
buildings, British Standards Institution, London, 1987.

BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8233, Sound insulation and noise reduction in
buildings, British Standards Institution, London, 1999.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, Calculation of road traffic noise HMSO 1988

DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT. National Planning Policy
Framework. DCLG 2012.

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS. Noise Policy Statement
for England (NPSE). DEFRA 2010.


Figure 1 Development Site


Figure 2 Proposed Residential Development & Monitoring Locations

1
3
2


Figure 3
Resultant CadnaA Noise Grid Map - Daytime


Figure 4
Resultant CadnaA Noise Grid Map - Nighttime


Figure 5
CadnaA Assumed Traffic Flows & Train Movements

Urlay Nook Estimated Train Passes

Darlington to Middlesbrough Train service

UP DOWN
Mon-Fri 31 33
Sat 31 32
Sun 25 22
Total 87 87
174

Traffic Assessment - Traffic Counts
Completion (incl. development flows)
Estimated
2012 Figure
Estimated
2013 Figure
Estimated 2015 Figure
Urlay Nook Road 699 706 1212 1% HGV
A67 6372 6430 6989 3% HGV
Urlay View Estate Road 1440 0% HGV


Appendix I
Glossary of Terms

1. Sound Pressure Level (L
p
)

The basic unit of sound measurement is the sound pressure level, based on pressure
measurement. As the pressures to which the human ear responds can range from 20
mPa to 200 Pa, a linear measurement of sound levels would involve very large numbers.
To avoid this, the pressures are converted to a logarithmic scale and expressed in
decibels (dB) as follows:

L
p
= 20 log (p/p
0
)

where L
p
= sound pressure level in dB; p = rms sound pressure level; and p
0
= reference
sound pressure (20 mPa).

2. Sound Level (L
pA
)

Sound level is the value measured with a sound level meter which incorporates frequency
weighting networks. These attenuate the signal at some frequencies and amplify it at
others. Sound levels measured with the A-weighting network are expressed in dB(A).
The A-weighting network approximately corresponds to the frequency response of the
human ear.

3. Sound Power Level (L
W
)

The sound power level of a source is an absolute measure of the sound output, but it
cannot be measured directly. It is usually calculated from a sound pressure level and the
distance from the source at which that sound pressure level is measured. For sound
radiating uniformly and hemispherically from a point source on a flat reflecting surface,
the equation is:

L
W
= L
p
+ 20 log r + 8

where L
W
= sound power level in dB re 10
-12
W; and L
p
= sound pressure level in dB re 20
mPa at a distance r metres from the source.

4. Equivalent Continuous Sound Level (L
Aeq
)

Sound levels invariably fluctuate. A summation can be made of the sound energy in the
fluctuating sound and a steady level of the same total energy calculated. This steady
level is termed the equivalent continuous sound level. L
Aeq
can be determined over any
time period, which is indicated as L
Aeq,T
where T is the time period (eg. L
Aeq,1hour
,
L
Aeq,12hour
, etc).

In mathematical terms, L
Aeq
is given by:

L
T
p t
p
dt
Aeq
A
t
t T
=
|
\
)
=
=
10
1
0
2
0
log
( )

where L
Aeq
= equivalent continuous sound level in dB over a time period T; p
A
(t) =
instantaneous sound pressure in Pa varying with time t; and p
0
= reference sound
pressure (20 mPa).


5. Background Noise (L
A90,T
)

Background noise is the noise level exceeded for 90% of the time over the specified
period T. It is the basic noise level in a locality and does not include the effects of short
duration noise.

6. Ambient Noise (L
Aeq,T
)

Ambient noise is a measure of the average noise level over the specified time period T
and include contributions of all noise sources.

7. Maximum Noise (L
Amax
)

This is the highest A-weighted sound pressure level recorded by the sound level meter
during the measurement period.

8. Level Exceeded for 10% of the Time (L
A10,T
)

This is a measure of the higher noise levels to which a locality is exposed during time T.
The noise produced from road traffic is generally expressed in terms of L
A10,18hour
.


Appendix II
Equipment Used

Bruel and Kjaer 2250 Serial No. 2590535 Calibration due April 2012
Bruel and Kjaer 4231 Serial No. 2588767 Calibration due April 2012

Bruel and Kjaer 2250 Serial No. 2507239 Calibration due September 2012
Bruel and Kjaer 4231 Serial No. 2542233 Calibration due September 2012

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