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.
Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a small market town and also civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 kilometres) north west of Wincanton and 8 miles (12.9 kilometres) south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and also on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The Town Council has obligation for neighborhood problems, consisting of establishing a yearly precept (neighborhood rate) to cover the council's operating costs as well as creating annual make up public scrutiny. The Town Council evaluates local preparation applications as well as collaborates with the regional cops, district council officers, as well as area watch teams on matters of criminal activity, security, and web traffic. The Town Council's function also includes starting tasks for the maintenance and repair of community centers, as well as consulting with the district council on the upkeep, repair, and also renovation of highways, drain, paths, public transport, as well as street cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and provided buildings) and also environmental issues are the duty of the district council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the City Government Act 1972, having previously become part of Wincanton Rural District. The district council is responsible for local planning and also structure control, regional roads, council housing, ecological health, markets as well as fairs, reject collection and also recycling, burial grounds and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks, as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and most pricey regional solutions such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading requirements, garbage disposal and critical planning. The community is in the Cary electoral ward. This stretches south to the North Cadbury church, and also southern west to Babcary. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,502.