The North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014

Control of noise during operation

20.—(1) Operating of the authorised development shall not be commenced until a scheme has been submitted to the relevant planning authority and approved with the objective that the rating level, as defined in BS4142:1997, of noise emitted from the authorised development following commissioning shall not exceed the noise levels listed in the following table except in the case of an emergency, or unless otherwise approved by the relevant planning authority.

LocationDaytime (07:00-23:00) dBLAeq 1 hourNight-time (23:00-07:00) dBLAeq 5 minutes
Any existing residential location3535

(2) Compliance with the above limits will be deemed to be achieved through compliance with the limits set out in the table which follows paragraph 1.2.1 of document the North Killingholme Power Project: Outline Operational Noise Compliance Methodology (January 2014) and a programme of Attended Noise Monitoring and periodic site noise audits and equipment condition reviews.

(3) The monitoring of noise pursuant to this requirement shall be compliant with the requirements of ISO 1996 Part 2 (2007).