The Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, will appoint Fingal County Council to regulate noise at Dublin Airport in a move needed to advance work on a new runway. The airport’s owner, State company DAA, wants to build a new runway there at a likely cost of €320 million, and sees the appointment of a noise regulator as central to [...]
“Silence is Golden”, will be airing on RTÉ One at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 6. ‘Silence Is Golden’ - with Duncan Stewart and Lara Dungan Duncan Stewart and Dr Lara Dungan delve into the effects of noise pollution on our physical and mental well-being, as well as the natural world. Most of us [...]
The creation of a roof terrace and beer garden at Falmouth’s Wetherspoon pub would cause undue noise according to the planning officer who has turned down the scheme. Cornwall Council’s planning department refused the application for the Packet Station on the Moor saying it would “generate noise disturbance” from customers and refrigeration equipment. The council’s public protection noise and odour planning team [...]
The music industry is hailing a major victory after ministers vowed to change planning rules in England to protect venues from complaints about noise. Stars including Sir Paul McCartney warned venues forced to pay for soundproofing neighbouring properties could be driven out of business. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said the rule, which applies to [...]
The music industry is hailing a major victory after ministers vowed to change planning rules in England to protect venues from complaints about noise. Stars including Sir Paul McCartney warned venues forced to pay for soundproofing neighbouring properties could be driven out of business. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said the rule, which applies to new [...]
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A final application for the proposed city bypass will be submitted to An Bord Pleanala by the end of next month. (Feb 2018) The document was originally due to be submitted this month, but formal approval to submit is the subject of ongoing discussions between a number of government departments [...]
noise from aircraft Noise complaints at Dublin Airport increased by a whopping 19% last year. Figures published by the airport showed 1,194 reports of excessive noise from airplane landing and take-offs. This was a massive jump from the 1,003 complaints made in 2016. The reason for the stark rise is down to more use of [...]
Plans for a solar farm in east Cork are being challenged by residents who claim it will lead to the industrialisation of a rural setting, writes Seán McCárthaigh An Bord Pleánala has received three appeals against the decision of Cork County Council to grant a 10-year permission for a solar farm between Knockraha and Leamlara. [...]
Modern windfarms have operated since the early 1980s, and noise complaints from a small number of families concerning one turbine in North Carolina are on record from around that time. Details of this episode appear to have escaped the attention of the anti-windfarm movement for nearly 30 years, until a report resurfaced in 20132 and [...]
A hedge fund manager is suing the family who live in a neighbouring £2 million flat, complaining that the noise of their children is making her late for work. Sarvenaz Fouladi, 38, from Kensington, west London, claimed she had to eat chocolate at 9am just to stay awake. She told Central London County Court [...]