From July 2007 onwards residents of Anick and Oakwood have experienced unacceptable levels of noise from the new Egger plant. These have been moderated by actions taken by Egger following intervention by Tynedale District Council, but noise levels remain too high – and above the levels permitted by the planning conditions for the plant. However, the outcome is still awaited of further actions beginning 1 October to implement the recommendations of a survey by noise consultants employed by Egger and the effect of finally closing down the old plant, currently expected during October.

If you would like to read it the Tynedale District Council Planning approval for the new Egger factory can be downloaded from [here]

You can log any noise intrusions online by clicking this link [Log it!]

Noise Level Comparisons
Posted by Administrator (admin) on Oct 04 2007 at 3:55 pm
Noise levels >>

First, here's a visual comparison


The wave on the left is from a recording made when the new production line was in operation.  The wave on the right was made when the older line was in operation.


The waveform and spectrogram above are the exact visual representation of the sound file that you can hear (below).


Now you can hear it too.  You'll need to have Quicktime Player installed as a plug in and be sure that your speakers are connected and switched on. If it hasn't already autostarted, simply click on the 'Play' button.  The sound you will hear is a recording made on the night of 22st August 2007 at about 1am when the impact noises were at their worst.