The Institute of Acoustics (IOA), The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), and the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) have issued a joint statement regarding ProPG (Professional Practice Guidance: Planning & Noise) and AVO (Acoustics, Ventilation & Overheating) Guide. The statement seeks to clarify the relationship between the two documents.
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Noise Abatement Society John Connell Awards 2017 – ProPG wins Soundscape Award
On Tuesday 31st October the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defra Thérèse Coffey presented the team who produced the ProPG Planning Guidance with the Soundscape award at the Noise Abatement Society 2017 John Connell Awards, the ‘Noise Oscars’, held at the House of Commons.
This landmark Guidance complements the UK Government’s National Planning Policy Framework and Guidance to provide practitioners with an industry-recommended approach for the first time for new residential developments both internally and externally. It advocates full consideration of the acoustic environment through state of the art design principles from the earliest possible stages of the design and development control processes.
Full press release available here – John Connell 2017 ProPG press release
ProPG launched on 22 June
The Professional Practice Guidance on Planning & Noise (ProPG) produced by the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC), the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) launched on 22 June 2017.
The long awaited guidance is available as a download here
ProPG – Planning & Noise: new residential development
The Guidance was published in June 2017 and is available here
ProPG Planning & Noise Consultation Events
Professional Practice Guidance on Planning and Noise (ProPG) has been produced to provide practitioners with guidance on the management of noise within the planning system in England. These events are part of the consultation process where members of the drafting group seek views from potential users of the ProPG.
The Programme for the events is available here. The London event is now FULLY BOOKED.
To book your places download the Workshop Booking Form – Manc only here.