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.
Martock
Martock is a big town and civil parish in Somerset, England, positioned on the edge of the Somerset Levels 7 miles (11.3 kilometres) north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset area. The church includes Hurst, about one mile south of the village, and also Bower Hinton, which is located at the western end of the village and bounded by Hurst and also the A303. Martock has a population of 4,766 and was historically a market community. The parish council has obligation for local issues, including establishing a yearly principle (local price) to cover the council's operating expense and also generating annual represent public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local preparation applications as well as deals with the local authorities, area council policemans, and area watch groups on issues of criminal activity, security, as well as web traffic. The parish council's function also includes initiating jobs for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as speaking with the district council on the maintenance, repair work, as well as improvement of freeways, water drainage, footpaths, public transportation, as well as road cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees as well as provided buildings) and also environmental problems are additionally the obligation of the council. The town drops within the Non-metropolitan area of South Somerset, which was based on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having actually previously been part of Yeovil Rural Area. The district council is accountable for neighborhood preparation as well as structure control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets as well as fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, recreation services, parks, as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the largest and most expensive regional solutions such as education, social services, collections, main roads, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and also strategic planning. An electoral ward exists in the same name. Although Martock is the most populous area the ward stretches north to Long Lots. The complete population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,724. It is additionally part of the Somerton as well as Frome area constituency stood for in your home of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It chooses one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the message system of political election, and also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which chooses seven MEPs using the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.