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.
Ottery St Mary
Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a community and also civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about 10 miles (16 kilometres) eastern of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St John, Wiggaton, and also (up until 2017) West Hillside, had a population of 7,692. The population of the city location alone at the 2011 census was 4,898. There are two selecting wards in Ottery (Rural & Town). The overall population of both wards, consisting of the surrounding civil church of Aylesbeare, at the above census was 9,022. Archaeological excavations in 2014, before a housing development at Island Ranch, uncovered a middle ages longhouse dating to AD.1250-- 1350. Ottery is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Otri' as well as 'Otrei'. 'Oteri Sancte Marie' is first discussed in 1242. The community takes its name from the River Otter on which it stands, the river taking its name from the animal. The 'St Mary' aspect describes the reality that the community belonged to the church of St Mary in Rouen in 1086. Ottery's remarkable structures consist of the Tumbling Weir as well as St Mary's church. The community is the site of The King's School, now an extensive college, a former grade school established in 1545 by Henry VIII, as well as Ottery St Mary Primary School. The community as it now stands, comprises a number of independent shops, mostly in Mill Street, Silver Street and Yonder Street. A location called 'The Square', is the heart of Ottery St Mary. There are bars, restaurants, as well as coffee and tea rooms. Ottery offers solutions, employment, and also a wide variety of purchasing regional homeowners in addition to visitors from neighboring towns and also towns. Visitors often originate from more afield as well as abroad. Historic Features are within walking range from parking areas permitting citizens and visitors to take pleasure in both background and shopping with each other.