22nd October 2005, 11:46 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Curator Kid
Many of the rural sites in this area have been affected badly by development - not visually however, but by constant noise from the M25, which carries for miles across the landscape. Similarly, a few years ago I visited Binham Priory in Norfolk, which looks beautiful in photographs. However it was sited next door to a working Chicken farm which absolutely stank to high heaven. PPG15 sticks largely to the visual and physical aspects of development and doesn't specifically deal with these kinds of issues.
Noise is a material considereation for conservation areas.
Peter