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258-262 Romford Road – Option 1
London

Noise Impact Assessment Report
Report 22075.NIA.01 Rev.A

PPM Planning
185 Casewick Road
West Norwood
London SE27 0TA
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Report 22075.NIA.01
                                                 Revision History

                                          First Issue Date: 03/03/2021
        09/03/2021
        References to overheating removed and
        external building fabric specification updated
 A      to correspond to the provision of secondary      D
        glazing
        Indication that report specifically addresses
        Option 1 of the proposals added

  B                                                       E

  C                                                       F

          Written by:                             Checked by:                     Approved by:

           John Gray                         Duncan Arkley MIOA           Kyriakos Papanagiotou MIOA
 Graduate Acoustic Consultant             Senior Acoustic Consultant            Managing Director

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Contents

SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1

1.0       INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 2

2.0       SITE SURVEYS .................................................................................................................. 2
2.1       Site Description ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.2       Environmental Noise Survey Procedure ..................................................................................... 2
2.3       Measurement Positions .............................................................................................................. 3
2.4       Equipment ................................................................................................................................... 4

3.0       RESULTS........................................................................................................................... 4
3.1       Noise Survey................................................................................................................................ 4

4.0       NOISE ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE...................................................................................... 5
4.1       Noise Policy Statement For England 2019 .................................................................................. 5
4.2       The London Plan: Policy D12 Agent of Change ........................................................................... 7
4.3       ProPG: Planning and Noise ......................................................................................................... 8
4.4       BS8233:2014 ............................................................................................................................... 8
4.5       WHO Guidelines for Community Noise (1999) ........................................................................... 9

5.0       COMMERCIAL NOISE IMPACT DISCUSSION .................................................................... 9

6.0       EXTERNAL BUILDING FABRIC SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 10
6.1       Non-Glazed Elements................................................................................................................ 10
6.2       Glazed Elements........................................................................................................................ 11

7.0       VENTILATION STRATEGY ............................................................................................... 12

8.0       CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 13

   List of Attachments
   22075.TH1-4                  Environmental Noise Time Histories
   Appendix A                   Glossary of Acoustics Terminology
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        SUMMARY
        KP Acoustics Ltd has been commissioned to assess the suitability of the site at 258-262
        Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ, for a residential redevelopment in accordance
        with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Noise Policy Statement
        for England (NPSE).

        This report considers option 1 of the proposals, where only one staircase is proposed.

        An environmental noise survey has been undertaken on site in order to establish the current
        ambient noise levels with specific consideration given to the impact of commercial noise on
        the development, as shown in Table 3.1.

        Sound reduction performance calculations have been undertaken in order to specify the
        minimum performance required from glazed elements in order to meet the requirements of
        BS8233:2014, taking into consideration the non-glazed external building fabric elements. The
        results of these calculations and the sound reduction performance requirements for the
        glazed elements are shown in Table 5.2.

        The noise implications of the ventilation strategy have been considered, with options being
        provided to ensure that the ventilation requirements of Approved Document F are achieved.

        No further mitigation measures should be required in order to protect the proposed habitable
        spaces from external noise intrusion.

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1.0     INTRODUCTION
        KP Acoustics Ltd has been commissioned by PPM Planning, 185 Casewick Road, West
        Norwood, London, SE27 0TA, to assess the suitability of the site at 258-262 Romford Road,
        Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ for a residential redevelopment in accordance with the provisions
        of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE).

        This report considers option 1 of the proposals, where only one staircase is proposed.

        This report presents the results of the environmental survey undertaken in order to measure
        prevailing background noise levels and outlines any necessary mitigation measures.

        Specific consideration has been given to the impact of noise emissions from nearby
        commercial premises.

2.0     SITE SURVEYS
2.1     Site Description
        The site is bounded by Romford Road to the north, 252-256 Romford Road to the west, the
        property car park followed by Nursery Lane and industrial properties to the south, and
        commercial and residential properties to the east. Entrance to the site is located on Romford
        Road. At the time of the survey, the background noise climate was dominated by road traffic
        noise from Romford Road and noise emissions from industrial properties to the South.

2.2     Environmental Noise Survey Procedure
        Four simultaneous noise surveys were undertaken on the proposed site as shown in Figure
        2.1. The locations were chosen in order to collect data representative of the worst-case levels
        expected on the site due to all nearby sources.

        Continuous automated monitoring was undertaken for the duration of the survey between
        16:51 on 26/01/2021 and 16:16 on 27/01/2021.

        A manual noise measurement was also undertaken on 27/01/2021 in the rear site car park in
        order to capture and evaluate noise emissions from the industrial bakery and depot to the
        South, identified as the major source of commercial noise observed at the development.

        Weather conditions were generally dry with light winds and therefore suitable for the
        measurement of environmental noise. The measurement procedure complied with ISO 1996-
        2:2017 Acoustics ‘Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise - Part 2:
        Determination of environmental noise levels’.

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2.3     Measurement Positions
        Measurement positions are as described within Table 2.1 and shown within Figure 2.1.

              Icon               Descriptor                              Location Description

                                                        The meter was installed on a window on the 2nd floor of
                            Noise Measurement
                                                       the North façade. A correction of 3dB has been applied to
                                 Position 1
                                                                 account for non-free field conditions

                                                        The meter was installed on a window on the 2nd floor of
                            Noise Measurement
                                                       the South façade. A correction of 3dB has been applied to
                                 Position 2
                                                                 account for non-free field conditions

                                                         The Meter was installed internally in the North-West
                            Noise Measurement          corner of the main room on the 2nd floor of the property.
                                 Position 3            The microphone was fixed to a tripod approximately 1.5m
                                                                           above floor level

                                                       The Meter was installed internally, 2.5m from the Eastern
                            Noise Measurement           wall of the main room, on the 2nd floor of the property.
                                 Position 4            The microphone was fixed to a tripod approximately 1.5m
                                                                           above floor level

                                                       The meter was installed 2m above ground level on fencing
                              Manual Noise               in the South- East corner of the rear property car park,
                           Measurement Position         approximately 25m from the nearest point of the nearby
                                                                                 factory
         Table 2.1 Measurement positions and descriptions

         Figure 2.1 Site measurement positions (Image Source: Google Maps)

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2.4     Equipment
        The equipment calibration was verified before and after use and no abnormalities were
        observed. The equipment used is described within Table 2.2.

                                                                          Serial
                            Measurement instrumentation                              Date          Cert no.
                                                                           no.

                             Svantek Type 957 Class 1 Sound Level Meter   12398

                              Aco Pacific 7052E Free-field microphone     64232    27/02/2020     14015014-2
          Noise Kit 2
                                       Preamp Svantek SV12L               62632

                                     Svantek External windshield            -          -               -

                            Svantek Type 958A Class 1 Sound Level Meter   59559

                                 MTG MK250 Free-field microphone          10904    26/09/2019      14012947
          Noise Kit 8
                                       Preamp Svantek SV12L               33619

                                     Svantek External windshield            -          -               -

                            Svantek Type 958A Class 1 Sound Level Meter   45578

                                 Free-field microphone PCB 377B02         169770   15/07/2020      14012950
          Noise Kit 9
                                        Preamp PCB 426E01                 128280

                                     Svantek External windshield            -          -               -

                             Svantek Type 958 Class 1 Sound Level Meter   59558    04/10/2019      14012955

             Noise &             Free-field microphone PCB 377B02         159386
             Vibration
               Kit 3                   Preamp Svantek 2v12L               72191

                                     Svantek External windshield            -          -               -

                         Larson Davis CAL200 Class 1 Calibrator           17148    07/02/2020      04615/1
        Table 2.2 Measurement instrumentation

3.0     RESULTS
3.1     Noise Survey
        The LAeq: 5min, LAmax: 5min, LA10: 5min and LA90: 5min acoustic parameters were measured throughout
        the duration of the survey. Measured levels are shown as a time history in Figure 22075.TH1-
        4.

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        Measured noise levels at measurement positions 1 and 2 are representative of noise exposure
        levels expected to be experienced by all facades of the proposed development. Levels
        obtained from positions 3 and 4 are representative of the noise levels currently experienced
        inside the development. Results of the surveys conducted at all four measurement positions
        are shown in Table 3.1. As discussed in Section 2.2 and Table 2.1 additional manual noise
        measurements were conducted in the rear property car park to aid in the evaluation of
        commercial noise emissions. The results of these measurements are also given in Table 3.1.

                            Noise            Noise             Noise            Noise        Manual Noise
                         Measurement      Measurement       Measurement      Measurement     Measurement
             Time         Position 1       Position 2        Position 3       Position 4       Position
            Period        (Measured         (Measured         (Measured       (Measured       (Measured
                         Noise level –     Noise level –     Noise level –   Noise level –   Noise Level –
                            dBA)              dBA)              dBA)            dBA)             dBA)

           Daytime
                              68                61                   37           39              60
           LAeq,16hour

            Night-
             time             66                60                   33           33             N/A
           LAeq,8hour
        Table 3.1 Site average noise levels for daytime and night time

        It should be highlighted that the levels observed in noise measurement positions 3 and 4
        exceed the recommended internal noise guidelines provided by BS8233, which are detailed
        further in section 4.4. Consequently, it has been necessary to specify upgrades to the glazing
        in order to ensure that the amenity of future residents is protected.

4.0     NOISE ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE
4.1     Noise Policy Statement For England 2019
        The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has superseded and replaces Planning Policy
        Guidance Note 24 (PPG24), which previously covered issues relating to noise and planning in
        England. Paragraph 170 of the NPPF states that planning policies and decisions should aim to:

              •    prevent new and existing development from contributing to, being put at
                   unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of soil, air,
                   water or noise pollution or land instability. Development should, wherever possible,
                   help to improve local environmental conditions such as air and water quality, taking
                   into account relevant information such as river basin management plans

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        In addition, Paragraph 180 of the NPPF states that ‘Planning policies and decisions should also
        ensure that new development is appropriate for its location taking into account the likely
        effects (including cumulative effects) of pollution on health, living conditions and the natural
        environment, as well as the potential sensitivity of the site or the wider area to impacts that
        could arise from the development. In doing so they should’:

             •    Mitigate and reduce to a minimum potential adverse impacts resulting from noise
                  from new development – and avoid noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts on
                  health and the quality of life

             •    Identify and protect tranquil areas which have remained relatively undisturbed by
                  noise and are prized for their recreational and amenity value for this reason

        The Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE) was developed by DEFRA and published in
        March 2010 with the aim to ‘Promote good health and good quality of life through the
        effective management of noise within the context of Government policy on sustainable
        development.’

         Noise Policy Statement England (NPSE) noise policy aims are as follows:

        Through the effective management and control of environmental, neighbour and
        neighbourhood noise within the context of Government policy on sustainable development.

             •    Avoid significant adverse impacts on health and quality of life;

             •    Mitigate and minimise adverse impacts on health and quality of life; and

             •    Where possible, contribute to the improvement of health and quality of life

        The Noise Policy Statement England (NPSE) outlines observed effect levels relating to the
        above, as follows:

             •    NOEL – No Observed Effect Level

                      o    This is the level below which no effect can be detected. In simple terms, below
                           this level, there is no detectable effect on health and quality of life due to the
                           noise.

             •    LOAEL – Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level

                      o    This is the level above which adverse effects on health and quality of life can
                           be detected.

             •    SOAEL – Significant Observed Adverse Effect Level

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                      o    This is the level above which significant adverse effects on health and quality
                           of life occur.

        As stated in The Noise Policy Statement England (NPSE), it is not currently possible to have a
        single objective based measure that defines SOAEL that is applicable to all sources of noise in
        all situations. Specific noise levels are not stated within the guidance for this reason, and allow
        flexibility in the policy until further guidance is available.

4.2     The London Plan: Policy D12 Agent of Change
        The London Plan states the following with regards to existing noise generating sources and
        new residential developments:

             A. The Agent of Change principle places the responsibility for mitigating impacts from
                  existing noise-generating activities or uses on the proposed new noise-sensitive
                  development.

             B. Boroughs should ensure that planning decisions reflect the Agent of Change principle
                  and take account of existing noise-generating uses in a sensitive manner when new
                  development, particularly residential, is proposed nearby.

             C. Development proposals should manage noise and other potential nuisances by:

                  •   Ensuring good acoustic design to mitigate and minimise existing and potential
                      impacts of noise generated by existing uses located in the area

                  •   Exploring mitigation measures early in the design stage, with necessary and
                      appropriate provisions secured through planning obligations

                  •   Separating new noise-sensitive development where possible from existing noise-
                      generating businesses through distance, screening, internal layout, sound-
                      proofing and insulation, and other acoustic design measures.

             D. Development should be designed to ensure that established noise-generating venues
                  remain viable and can continue or grow without unreasonable restrictions being
                  placed on them.

             E. New noise-generating development, such as industrial uses, music venues, pubs, rail
                  infrastructure, schools and sporting venues proposed close to residential and other
                  noise-sensitive development should put in place measures such as soundproofing to
                  mitigate and manage any noise impacts for neighbouring residents and businesses.

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             F. Boroughs should refuse development proposals that have not clearly demonstrated
                    how noise impacts will be mitigated and managed.’

4.3     ProPG: Planning and Noise
        As outlined above, the National Planning Policy Framework encourages improved standards
        of design, although it provides no specific noise levels which should be achieved on site for
        varying standards of acoustic acceptability, or a prescriptive method for the assessment of
        noise.

        ProPG: Planning and Noise was published in May 2017 in order to encourage better acoustic
        design for new residential schemes in order to protect future residents from the harmful
        effects of noise. This guidance can be seen as the missing link between the current NPPF and
        its predecessor, PPG24 (Planning Policy Guidance 24: Planning and Noise), which provided a
        prescriptive method for assessing sites for residential development, but without the nuance
        of ‘good acoustic design’ as outlined in ProPG.

        ProPG allows the assessor to take a holistic approach to consider the site’s suitability, taking
        into consideration numerous design factors which previously may not have been considered
        alongside the noise level measured on site, for example the orientation of the building in
        relation to the main source of noise incident upon it.

        It should be noted this document is not an official government code of practice, and neither
        replaces nor provides an authoritative interpretation of the law or government policy, and
        therefore should be seen as a good practice document only.

4.4     BS8233:2014
        BS8233:2014 ‘Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings’ describes recommended
        internal noise levels for residential spaces. These levels are shown in Table 4.1.

                         Activity                          Location     07:00 to 23:00   23:00 to 07:00

          Resting                                Living Rooms             35 dB(A)              -
          Dining                                 Dining Room/area         40 dB(A)              -
          Sleeping (daytime resting)             Bedrooms                 35 dB(A)           30 dB(A)
        Table 4.1 BS8233 recommended internal background noise levels

        It should be noted that the recommended internal noise levels outlined above are not
        applicable under “purge ventilation” conditions as defined by Approved Document F of the
        Building Regulations, as this should only occur occasionally (E.G. to remove odour from

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        painting or burnt food). However, the levels above should be achieved whilst providing
        sufficient background ventilation, either via passive or mechanical methods.

        The external building fabric would need to be carefully designed to achieve these
        recommended internal levels.

4.5     WHO Guidelines for Community Noise (1999)
        WHO Guidelines for Community Noise (1999) recommends that internal noise levels for
        individual events should not exceed 45dB LAmax more than 10-15 times per night.

        It should be noted that this impact is increasingly being regarded as ‘LOAEL’ for this number
        of exceedances, as described in Section 4.1.

        The external building fabric would need to be carefully designed to ensure that the above
        guidance is achieved.

5.0     COMMERCIAL NOISE IMPACT DISCUSSION
        In addition to the assessment guidance given in the sections above, it is understood that
        “impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development”
        should be evaluated.

        As discussed in Section 2.2, the most prominent source of commercial noise at the
        development is the industrial bakery to the south, compared with which all other noise
        sources were observed to be insignificant at the rear property façade.

        Typically, commercial noise would be assessed following the methodology provided by
        BS4142: 2014: ‘Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound’, whereby
        the specific level of the commercial noise source at the nearest residential receiver is
        compared with the representative background noise level at this receiver location. However,
        it can be seen by examining 22075.TH2 that the background noise profile at the rear of the
        proposed redevelopment is entirely dominated by consistent and unvarying noise emissions
        from the bakery, rendering it impossible to compare bakery noise emissions with the
        background noise level at the property in this scenario. This is supported by the fact that the
        LAeq levels obtained from manual noise measurements taken in the rear property car park are
        within 1dB of the average level measured during the automated survey.

        Additionally, it is not possible to isolate the impact of commercial noise on rooms overlooking
        the front façade, as the noise profile observed here is a combination of noise emanating from

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        Romford Road and multiple minor, ever-changing sources which could not be evaluated
        individually.

        Consequently, it has been concluded that the most robust and reliable method of ensuring
        that the amenity of future residents is protected from commercial noise emissions, would be
        to install glazing and an external building fabric that provides acoustic attenuation sufficient
        to achieve internal noise levels commensurate to the recommendations of BS8233 and the
        WHO guidelines. The necessary external building fabric and glazing specification to achieve
        these recommended levels is specified in Section 6.0 below.

6.0     EXTERNAL BUILDING FABRIC SPECIFICATION
        As can be seen by comparing the values in Table 3.1 and Table 4.1, internal noise levels within
        the property currently exceed the BS8233 guidelines for internal background noise levels.

        Consequently, sound reduction performance calculations have been undertaken in order to
        specify the minimum performance required from glazed and non-glazed elements to protect
        future residents from commercial noise sources and to achieve the recommended internal
        noise levels shown in Table 4.1 within rooms on all facades of the proposed development. The
        average and maximum noise levels monitored during the environmental noise survey have
        been taken into account.

        As a more robust assessment, LAmax spectrum values of night-time peaks have also been
        considered and incorporated into the glazing calculation in order to cater for the interior limit
        of 45 dB LAmax for individual events, as recommended in WHO Guidelines.

        Please note that the glazed and non-glazed element calculations would need to be finalised
        once all design proposals are finalised.

6.1     Non-Glazed Elements
        At this project stage, the exact construction of the non-glazed external building fabric is
        unknown, however, it is understood that no changes are proposed to the existing external
        building fabric, which would be based upon the construction proposed in Table 5.1 and would
        be expected to provide the minimum figures shown above when tested in accordance with BS
        EN ISO, 140-3:1995.

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                                                                   Octave band centre frequency SRI, dB
                            Element
                                                           125Hz      250Hz        500Hz        1kHz         2kHz       4kHz

               Metsec with Brickslip Outer Wall             27         38           45           49           50          50

        Table 6.1 Assumed sound reduction performance for non-glazed elements

6.2     Glazed Elements
        Minimum octave band sound reduction index (SRI) values required for all glazed elements to
        be installed are shown in Table 5.2. It is understood that no changes to the external building
        fabric are permitted, and as such the performances specified in Table 5.2 would be expected
        to be achieved by installation of secondary glazing. The performance is specified for the whole
        window unit, including the frame and other design features such as the inclusion of trickle
        vents. Sole glass performance data would not demonstrate compliance with this specification.

        Glazing performance calculations have been based both on average measured night-time
        noise levels as well as verified against the LAmax spectrum of individual events in order to
        comply with a maximum internal noise level of 45dB(A) in bedrooms as recommended by
        World Health Organisation Guidelines. The combined most robust results of these calculations
        are shown in Table 5.2.

                                                  Octave band centre frequency SRI, dB
                                                                                                                    Rw (C;Ctr),
                   Elevation
                                                                                                                        dB
                                          125Hz     250Hz     500Hz         1kHz         2kHz          4kHz

                North Elevations            31        37         40           44           39           47          43 (-1;-3)

                South Elevations            27        33         39           42           37           45          39 (-1;-4)

        Table 6.2 Required glazing performance

        The nominated glazing supplier should verify that their proposed window system meets the
        attenuation figures shown at each centre frequency band as shown in Table 5.2.

        Example secondary glazing specifications that would be expected to achieve the above
        spectral values are shown in Table 5.3.

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                                                            Example glazing type
             Elevation
                                                    Primary Glazing                               Secondary
                               Glazing System                             Cavity Width
                                                     Specification                             Glazing Thickness

              North                                 Existing glazing
                               Sliding System                               150mm                     6mm
            Elevations                                installation

               East                                 Existing glazing
                               Sliding System                               100mm                     6mm
            Elevations                                installation
        Table 6.3 Example glazing types

        All major building elements should be tested in accordance with BS EN ISO 140-3:1995.

        Independent testing at a UKAS accredited laboratory will be required in order to confirm the
        performance of the chosen system for an ‘actual’ configuration.

7.0     VENTILATION STRATEGY
        Based on the noise levels measured on site, appropriate ventilation systems are outlined in
        Table 6.1 below in order to ensure the internal noise environment is not compromised.

              Ventilation
                                       Whole Dwelling Ventilation                     Extract Ventilation
               System

                                    Trickle vents providing a minimum
             ADF System 1                                                          Intermittent extract fans
                                        performance of 42dB D,n,e,w

                                    Continuous mechanical extract (low
                                                                           Continuous mechanical extract (high
                                     rate) and trickle vents for supply
             ADF System 3                                                 rate) with trickle vents providing inlet
                                   providing a minimum performance of
                                                                                             air
                                                42dB D,n,e,w

                                    Continuous mechanical supply and       Continuous mechanical supply and
             ADF System 4
                                            extract (low rate)                    extract (high rate)
        Table 7.1 Ventilation systems

        In the case of mechanical ventilation, systems should be designed to meet the internal noise
        levels as defined in CIBSE Guide A (2015), as shown in Table 6.2.

                     Room Type                             LAeq, dB                              NR

                     Bedrooms                                 30                                 25

                    Living Rooms                              35                                 30

                         Kitchen                            45-50                               40-45
        Table 7.2 CIBSE Guide A 2015 guidance levels for mechanical building services

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        In all cases, purge ventilation would be provided by openable windows. As outlined in Section
        4.3, the internal noise level requirement would not be applicable during purge conditions as
        this would only occur occasionally.

8.0     CONCLUSION
        An environmental noise survey has been undertaken at 258-262 Romford Road, Forest Gate,
        London, E7 9HZ allowing the assessment of daytime and night-time levels likely to be
        experienced by the proposed redevelopment.

        Measured noise levels allowed a robust secondary glazing specification to be proposed which
        would provide internal noise levels for all residential environments of the development
        commensurate to the design range of BS8233.

        No further mitigation measures should be required in order to protect the proposed habitable
        spaces from external noise intrusion.

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                                      Environmental Noise Time History
                                  From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021
                          110

                          100

                           90

                           80

                           70
Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa)

                                                                                        LAMax
                                                                                        LAeq
                           60                                                           LA10
                                                                                        LA90
                           50

                           40

                           30

                           20

                           10

                            0

                                                  Time
                                                                               Figure 22075.TH1
Rear Façade External - 258-262 Romford Road
                                      Environmental Noise Time History
                                  From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021
                          110

                          100

                          90

                          80

                          70
Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa)

                                                                                       LAMax
                                                                                       LAeq
                          60                                                           LA10
                                                                                       LA90
                          50

                          40

                          30

                          20

                          10

                           0

                                                 Time
                                                                              Figure 22075.TH2
Internal Front Façade - 258 - 262 Romford Road
                                       Environmental Noise Time History
                                   From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021
                          110

                          100

                          90

                          80

                          70
Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa)

                                                                                          LAMax
                                                                                          LAeq
                          60                                                              LA10
                                                                                          LA90
                          50

                          40

                          30

                          20

                          10

                           0

                                                   Time
                                                                                 Figure 22075.TH3
Internal Rear Façade - 258-262 Romford Road
                                      Environmental Noise Time History
                                  From 26 January 2021 To 27 January 2021
                          110

                          100

                          90

                          80

                          70
Level (dB re 2x10-5 Pa)

                                                                                       LAMax
                                                                                       LAeq
                          60                                                           LA10
                                                                                       LA90
                          50

                          40

                          30

                          20

                          10

                           0

                                                 Time
                                                                              Figure 22075.TH4
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