General Noise Stories
According to a UK Government survey published in 2014, 48% of people felt their home life was spoilt to some extent by noise and 52% reported that noise did not at all spoil their home life.
Traffic Noise
According to the latest UK Government survey published in 2014, 8% of people are extremely disturbed by traffic noise, with 55% bothered to some extent.
Neighbour Noise
According to the latest UK Government survey published in 2014, 11% of people are extremely disturbed by neighbour noise, with 54% bothered to some extent.
Aircraft Noise
According to the latest UK Government survey published in 2014, 4% of people are extremely disturbed by aircraft noise, with 31% bothered to some extent.
Windfarm Noise
Wind farm noise generates many more complaints than equivalent levels of noise from most other sources, including road noise. Research says this could be due to as combination of low-frequency noise and flickering.
Piped Music/Background Noise
17% of people said piped music was the thing they most detested about modern life
Nature-Disturbing Noise
It is estimated that underwater noise has doubled each decade during the past 50 years
All news articles above are from various media sources & not produced by UK Noise Association.
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4/10/18: The Courts of Justice in London ruled that five challenges to Parliament’s decision to back a third runway earlier this year could go to a full court hearing in March 2019. In the meantime Heathrow Airport can still continue to draw up and consult on its detailed plans for a third runway.
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