Welcome to the new IOA website! Please reset your password to access your account.
Choose from over 350 specialist acoustic topics across 12 categories
Topic groups
An updated draft of the National Planning Policy Statement for England, which is intended to accelerate the development of housing and roll out of renewable ...
An updated draft of the National Planning Policy Statement for England was launched for consultation.
The purpose of the draft is to accelerate housing development and the rollout of renewable energy.
Angela Rayner, the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, put the plan in context of wider proposals for planning reform.
This happened on July 30th.
The draft proposes a brownfield first policy.
The draft proposes increasing density in urban areas.
The consultation is open until September 24th.
Larger scale onshore wind projects will be brought back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime.
External resources
An updated draft of the National Planning Policy Statement for England, which is intended to accelerate the development of housing and roll out of renewable energy has been launched for consultation. The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner, put the plan in context of wider proposals for planning reform on July 30th. Proposed changes that could influence noise and soundscape include: proposing a brownfield first policy and increasing density in urban areas; expanding the definition of brownfield; introducing the concept of grey belt when considering the green belt, focusing on well designed homes rather than 'beauty', and bringing larger scale onshore wind projects back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime.
The consultation is open until September 24th
The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure (DfI) have consulted on their round 4 Road Noise Action Plan covering 2023 – 28.
Government response to the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Airport Expansion and Climate and nature targets noise recommendations
Considerations of noise and soundscape are embedded in the Natural Resources Wales State of Natural Resources Report 2025.
Outcome of Welsh Government consultation on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
No record found.