Skip to main content

Noise

Noise guidance on wind turbine developments

Wind turbine developments, whether small developments of one or two turbines, or large developments with numerous turbines, have the potential to impact on the neighbouring environment

Anyone who submits a planning application to site a wind turbine development must contact the planning officer and Environmental Health section at the earliest stage possible.

Wind turbine development, noise and planning

All planning applications for wind turbine development (both large and small) must be accompanied by a site specific noise impact assessment (NIA). 

It is expected that the NIA will be undertaken in accordance with the following guidance documents:

Because of the complex nature of wind turbines and noise developers are requested to contact the Environmental Health section as early as possible (pre-planning stage perferably) in order to discuss the application and agree the proposed methodology and requirements of the noise impact assessment. 

Page last updated:
27 Jul 2021

Help us improve this pageClose

We're sorry this page didn't meet your expectations this time. Please let us know if you have any feedback to help us improve the content.

If you have a question or comment about a council service or would like a reply, please contact us.

Thank you for your feedback