About - Acoustic Consultant UK

Qualifications of Managing Director

Year	Qualification
2006	Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - Assessment of Professional Competence Certificate No: 1015
2005	Institute of Acoustics Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control Special Commendation. Membership No: 43534
2004	Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (MCIEH) Pass with Distinction. Membership No: 183197
2004	BSc(Hons) Environmental Health (2.1), Kings College London Sponsored. Awarded “John Tucker Memorial Award 2004” for Surrey Trainee Environmental Health Officer of the Year.
1998	BSc(Hons) Environmental Science (2.1), University of East Anglia, Norwich First class award for research thesis investigating the permissible heavy metal contamination of land and the potential threat to human health.

Laurence Evans

BSc(Hons), PGDip(D), MIOA, MCIEH
Founder, Managing Director

Employment History of the Managing Director

Year	Employment History
2024	Quantum Acoustics Associate Acoustic Consultant Lead on noise and vibration assessments and acoustic design projects from RIBA Stage 2-6.
2022 - 2023	CPW Associate Acoustic Consultant Lead on complex noise and vibration studies, developing practical cost-effective design solutions to the contexts of the project, client and site.
2017 - 2022	Hilson Moran Associate Acoustic Consultant Management of the Farnborough acoustics team. Lead on noise and vibration assessments and acoustic design projects, covering the complete project life cycle.
2013 - 2017	Waterman Group Plc Principal / Associate Acoustic Consultant Development of a London-based acoustics team. Delivery of noise and vibration assessments and acoustic design reports from RIBA Stage 2-6.
2011 - 2012	Noise Solutions Ltd Senior Acoustic Consultant Complete end-to-end technical analysis, hardware design and supply.
2009 - 2011	WS Atkins Senior Acoustic Consultant Part of a specialist interdisciplinary design and engineering team delivering on a wide range of technically challenging projects.
2008 - 2009	WSP Senior Acoustic Consultant Particular experience in noise and vibration studies for planning applications and major mixed-use developments (EIA/ES).
2004 - 2007	Guildford Borough Council Environmental Health Officer Control of pollution (noise, land, air and water), specialising in planning & noise, noise nuisance, licensing & noise.
2002 - 2004	East Hampshire District Council Environmental Health Technician (Pollution) Responsible for the investigation of a broad range of urban and rural public health issues, ensuring effective resolution and enforcement as necessary.

Select Commissions Handled by Managing Director

Laurence specialises in both environmental and architectural acoustics, having gained extensive technical and practical experience working in the field for over 20 years.

Selected Project Experience:

Environment and Planning
Numerous	Individual planning noise and vibration studies and Environmental Impact Assessments in support of the introduction of new noise-sensitive (e.g. residential, education, healthcare) and noise-generating (e.g. industrial, commercial, sport & leisure) development and change of use applications. Commissions range from large mixed-use developments through to individual dwelling houses and building services plant schemes.

Architectural Acoustic Design
Brent Cross Shopping Centre	Full acoustic design services (RIBA 2-6) in support of the £1.4 bn extension and modernisation of the shopping centre (new bus station, 200 retail units, 60 restaurants, cinema/bowling complex, hotel accommodation and new homes).
Elwick Place, Ashford	Provision of full acoustic design services of a major mixed-use development on vacant brownfield land adjoining HS1 comprising two residential building blocks, a six screen 950 seat cinema, a 60-bed family hotel and eight new A3 restaurants and café units. Key works included: (i) high performance façade engineering in the control of break-in and break-out noise; (ii) building isolation engineering in the control of ground-borne vibration from train movements; (iii) acoustic design of separating constructions between adjoining demises; (iv) internal acoustic treatments and (v) MEP acoustic design roomside and to atmosphere.
Burlington Gate, Mayfair	Provision of full acoustic design services in support of redevelopment of the existing building into 42 luxury apartments with world-class amenities, together with art gallery space and a restaurant on the ground floor. The modern contemporary design and constraints of a tight city centre site proving challenging in the control of reverberation in common areas and building services plant noise emissions.

Vibration Measurement, Analysis and Isolation Design
Gym and Studios, London	Full acoustic design services (RIBA 2-6) in support of the refurbishment and extension of an existing spa in London. Works included initial investigation of noise and vibration transfer through the building structure, leading to the design of a concrete floating floor system and slam wall to control structure borne noise and vibration.
Squash Club, South Northamptonshire	Detailed investigation of direct and indirect noise transfer between a squash club and new abutting residence formed by conversion of an agricultural barn. Retained to identify practical and cost-effective measures to mitigate intruding noise. Further, complete commissioning testing to determine the performance of the works undertaken.
Motion Simulator Venue	Design of a turnkey isolation rig to control shock impact forces from full motion racing simulators transferring through the building structure. This was with the remit of providing a solution that could be commercially applied to future premises acquisitions, and which maintained user experience.

Building Services Acoustics
Numerous	Noise impact assessment and design optimisation for various building services plant schemes. Commissions range from individual plant items to whole rooftop plant schemes.
8 Storey’s Gate, Westminster	Acoustic consultancy and hardware supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of a rooftop plantroom. Works including noise impact assessment in support of the planning application; acoustic review and design advice on acoustic performance requirements of plant and plantroom building elements; specification and delivery of acoustic hardware measures (acoustic louvres, induct silencers, isolators), having regard to plant airflow, pressure drop, noise limit and maintenance requirements as operationally necessitated in delivering a viable solution.

Construction Noise and Vibration
Numerous	‘Prior Consent’ applications under Section 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974. A few project examples include Marlborough Primary School, London, Kenton Court, London, 20-28 Pavilion Road, Knightsbridge.
Numerous	Provision of continuous ‘live’, pre-warning web-based construction noise and vibration monitoring services. A few project examples included 58 Victoria Embankment, London, 98 Fetter Lane, London, Project Verde, London, The Knightsbridge, London.

Expert Witness and Legal
Old Coal Depot, West Drayton	Six-day Planning Inquiry in defence of an alleged breach of planning control and noise disturbance arising from the use of land as a skip and waste container transport operation.
Rosebery School, Epsom	Technical study and informal hearing in support of a planning appeal against refusal of an application to allow community use of an all-weather pitch and sports hall.
Numerous	Detailed technical study, proof of evidence and expert witness testimony in the Magistrates Court in support and defence of statutory noise nuisance actions (Sn 79-82 Part III EPA 1990). Cases span noise from waste management operations, a 24-hour vehicle recovery business, a commercial kitchen exhaust and industrial waste extract system.

Select Commissions Handled by Managing Director

Six-day planning inquiry acting in defence against an enforcement notice over the use of land as a skip and waste container transport operation (Sui Generis) between 18:00 and 08:00 hours due to, inter alia, the alleged effect on neighbours’ living conditions, in terms of unacceptable noise and disturbance.
Appeal of an abatement notice in respect of noise and disturbance from a metals recycling facility.
Planning hearing in respect of community use of a school sports hall and all-weather playing pitch during out of school evening and weekend hours.
Appeal against the refusal of an application to vary a premises licence application on grounds of noise and disturbance.
Numerous noise nuisance cases ranging from structure-borne noise from squash activities, 24/7 vehicle recovery to an industrial waste extract system, representing both the prosecution and defence.