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Noise impact assessment in Scotland

77 providers offering noise impact assessment in or across Scotland, including national firms. The rules in Scotland differ from England’s, so see the notes below.

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The rules in Scotland

Councils in Scotland ask for noise assessments in similar situations. The Scottish Government’s advice is Planning Advice Note 1/2011, Planning and noise, with a companion technical advice note on assessment methods. Check your planning authority’s requirements.

77 acoustic consultants for Scotland

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Based in or covering Scotland (20)

Lucion Group

Based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear · Covers Head office Team Valley, Gateshead; offices in Aberdeen, Preston Brook, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, South Yorkshire, Lincoln, Peterborough, Coventry, Surrey, Stroud, Bristol, London and Northern Ireland Accreditation stated by provider: UKAS-accredited inspection body No. 0263 (asbestos), CIEEM-accredited ecologists
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Noise impact assessment in other regions

London (40) South East (25) East of England (15) South West (24) West Midlands (14) East Midlands (10) Yorkshire and the Humber (23) North West (25) North East (10) Wales (15) Northern Ireland (11)

Noise impact assessment in Scotland

This page lists acoustic consultants covering all 32 Scottish council areas, with cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness. Each of the 32 councils is the planning authority for its area, under Scotland’s own planning system.

We list 20 firms for noise impact assessment in Scotland. Of these, 6 work only in this region and 14 also cover other regions. Another 57 firms say they cover the whole UK.

Firms that work only here are based in Edinburgh (2), Clydebank (1), Dunfermline (1) and Glasgow (1).

Of the 20, 13 state an accreditation or membership, most often ANC (4) and Institute of Acoustics (3). We have verified 3 of the 20 listings; the rest are as each firm states. See how we check listings.

Nearby regions for noise impact assessment: North East, North West and Northern Ireland. Other reports in Scotland: sound insulation testing, overheating assessment, air tightness testing, bat survey and biodiversity net gain assessment.

Getting signed off in Scotland

In Scotland, you need a building warrant from the council before work starts, and design evidence such as SAP and overheating assessments goes in with the application. At the end you submit a completion certificate with your test reports. The council then has 14 days to accept it, and you can’t move into a new building until it does, unless the council allows temporary occupation.

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