To reduce the likelihood of noise arising from fixed installations on the new development affecting nearby noise-sensitive buildings.

• Minimise nuisance noise to neighbours and local wildlife.

Excessive noise can have a detrimental effect on the use and enjoyment of private property such as dwellings and business premises. It can also cause disruption for wildlife. Noise can have a major impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of individuals within, and neighbouring, a building. Legislation is in place to control buildings and other noise-producing processes but these are typically enforced following complaints from neighbours, and improvements required as a result can be costly to make.

It is important to consider the noise that will be produced by developments at an early stage, plan the development in a way that minimises it, and seek to design and specify the building and its services in a way that limits its impact.