Environmental Protection: New guidance on wind farm noise

The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published guidance which is aimed at helping local authorities deal with wind farm noise complaints, using Statutory Nuisance powers. These investigations can be complex and the report brings together existing information and provides flow-charts to help Local Authorities carry them out.

This comes after the publication of Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) commissioned research that highlighted the need for clear, up to date guidance on how wind turbine noise impact is assessed in development proposals, which is urgently needed to reduce uncertainty in the planning process.

Wind Farm Noise Statutory Nuisance Complaint Methodology is available here.

Analysis of How Noise Impacts are Considered in the Determination of Wind Farm Planning Applications is available here.

Source: Environmental Protection UK