I am Jane Davis. I live on a farm [Grays Farm] on the Fens in Lincolnshire, England, an area known as South Holland.
Perceptions of Noise
Factors That Emphasise Turbine Noise Pollution
Extract from South Holland District Council
“It should be noted that the methodology for assessing noise from wind farms is different from other more traditional sources of noise (e.g., loud music). The standard ETSU-R-97 is used for wind farms as opposed to BS:4142 for most other noise sources, meaning that traditional measures of nuisance do not apply.”
Day | Date | Time | Problem | “Whoosh” | Pulse | Hum |
1 | 25/06/2006 | 15.00 to 23.00 | Significant noise and sensations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2 | 26/06/2006 | 05.00 – 07.00 and 22.00 – 24.00 | 11.5 revolutions per min and grinding/rumble heard at night | Yes | Yes | Yes |
8 | 02/07/2006 | 17.00 – 24.00 | Tried to have a BBQ and had to go inside due to noise and vibration – felt by guests also. Difficult to get to sleep. Wind SSE, SSW | Yes | Yes | Yes |
21/07/2006 | Holiday – Away, throughout holiday all of us slept till at least 9 am. No headaches, or earaches whilst away. Turbines off when we returned home. | |||||
15 | 22/07/2006 | 04.37 – 07.30 | Woken at 04.37, ears pulsing, whoosh, throb and house humming. I cried. | Yes | Yes | Yes. |
18 | 25/07/2006 | 19.00 – 23.00 | Too loud to sit comfortably in garden. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
23 | 30/07/2006 | 19.30 – 23.01 | Could be heard over combines! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
25 | 01/08/2006 | 04.37 | woken by house humming and ears pulsing. Wind from SW, fast and noisy | Yes | Yes | Yes |
56 | 01/09/2006 | 04.44 | woken by house humming and ears pulsing. Wind from SW, fast and noisy | Yes | Yes | Yes |
57 | 02/09/2006 | 04.38 | woken by house humming and ears pulsing. Turbines whooshing and thumping fast and noisy. Eventually got back to sleep by putting fan on facing wall. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
61 | 06/09/2006 | 04.47 | woken by house humming and ears pulsing. Turbines whooshing and thumping fast and noisy. Eventually got back to sleep by putting fan on facing wall. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
62 | 07/09/2006 | 05.35 – 23.00 | Hum very loud and “rattly” | Yes | ||
63 | 08/09/2006 | 02.00 – 24.00 | Woke at 02.00 to go to the toilet, still awake at 03.43. Hum more of a noisy grinding in the background than a hum, and not easy to get back to sleep. Hum and whoosh very noticeable at midnight when we had visitors! |
Yes | Yes | |
64 | 09/09/2006 | 04.44 – 23.00 | Woke briefly and could hear hum but went back to sleep as had taken sleeping tablets | Yes |
Transport, environment and health. WHO Regional Publications. European Series No. 89
Disturbed Sleep.
“Noise can cause difficulty in falling asleep, reduction in deep resting sleep. Increased awakenings during sleep and adverse after effects such as fatigue and decreased performance. These effects are avoided if noise levels are kept below 30dB LAeq continuous noise or 45dB LA max indoors. (LAeq values refer to steady state continuous noise. LA max values refer to noise events.)”
So what steps can be taken to protect the residential amenity?
Download original document: “Noise update, 20 November 2008, Jane Davis, Grays Farm, Deeping St Nicholas [6]”
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/noise-update-20-november-2008/
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[1] Image: https://docs.wind-watch.org/deeping-st-nicholas-wind-turbines.png
[2] Image: https://docs.wind-watch.org/Davis-regression-analysis.png
[3] Image: https://docs.wind-watch.org/Davis-AM1.png
[4] Image: https://docs.wind-watch.org/Davis-noise1.png
[5] Image: https://docs.wind-watch.org/Davis-125Hz.png
[6] Noise update, 20 November 2008, Jane Davis, Grays Farm, Deeping St Nicholas: https://docs.wind-watch.org/2008-11-20-Jane-Davis_Noise-Update.pdf