In general, you won’t need planning permission to install soundproofing. If you are installing soundproofing against a shared wall, you will usually need to follow the rules and restrictions set out in the Party Wall Act. In listed buildings and conservation areas, there may be extra restrictions on soundproofing.
Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle is a market community in Teesdale, Area Durham, England. It is called after the castle around which it was developed. It is the major negotiation in the Teesdale area, as well as is a prominent tourist location. The Bowes Museum has the very best collection of European fine and also ornamental arts in the North of England, housed in a stunning 19th-century French-style chateau. Its most well-known exhibit is the 18th-century Silver Swan robot, though art consists of work by Goya and El Greco. Barnard Castle remains on the north bank of the River Tees, contrary Startforth and 21 miles (34 km) south-west of the county town of Durham. Neighboring towns include Bishop Auckland to the north-east, Darlington to the eastern and also Richmond in North Yorkshire to the south-east. Barnard Castle's biggest solitary company is GlaxoSmithKline which has a manufacturing center on the outskirts of community. Barnard Castle is for all functions (historical, ceremonial as well as administrative) located in Area Durham. The region boundary with the North Riding of Yorkshire was adjusted in 1967: that part of the community of Barnard Castle historically in Yorkshire was contributed to County Durham. Barnard Castle was the management centre of the former Teesdale district of County Durham till its abolition on 1 April 2009. The town is currently carried out by Durham County Council Unitary Authority, as principal authority and by Barnard Castle Town Council, as a church. The Town Council elects a ceremonial Town Mayor each year. It belongs to the Bishop Auckland legislative constituency, which as of 2017 is stood for in parliament by Helen Goodman of Labour, though with a tiny majority over the Conservatives. It is in the North East England region, which works as a constituency for the European Parliament. In between 1894 and 1967 the community was administratively part of Barnard Castle Urban Area.