ACCON UK Ltd

Your partner in environmental assessment
Welcome to ACCON UK – one of the UK’s leading environmental consultancies, specialising in air quality, noise, vibration, lighting, flood risk, contaminated land and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). With EIAs and technical reports being required for many planning proposals, ensuring you get the most accurate, reliable and robust results is essential. ACCON UK is one of the most trusted and cost effective air quality, noise and EIA consultancies operating today.

Noise & Vibration
As specialist Noise & Vibration Consultants, ACCON UK are able to offer a wide range of vibration and acoustic consultancy services, including noise surveys, assessments, monitoring and design. Our in-house personnel have a wide range of experience across all areas of acoustics and some of our team have over 40 years experience, including international work. We have been involved in a wide range of projects working closely with architects, planners and engineers in order to provide a comprehensive approach to projects, recognising the competing requirements of other disciplines.

Air Quality and Odour
Air Quality and Odour are two of ACCON UK’s major specialist disciplines. ACCON UK is able to provide specialist services in air quality and odour assessment having worked on projects throughout the UK and Europe. The ACCON UK air quality team consists of highly skilled and dedicated environmental professionals with in-depth experience of air quality issues and their impacts. We have extensive experience in conducting assessments for planning applications, statutory nuisance and Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) permit applications.

Building Acoustics
ACCON UK provide consultancy advice, measurements and testing services covering all aspects of building acoustics. Our services include:

• Architectural acoustic design for residential and commercial buildings
• Acoustic design for schools and educational buildings
• Acoustic design for hospitals and care homes.
• Sound insulation testing for Approved Document E compliance. We are a registered ANC testing body
• Acoustic design and measurements for halls, theatres, council chambers etc
• Noise assessment and design for HVAC systems.

Daylight & Lighting Services
ACCON UK is able to provide an in-depth capability in issues related to daylight, sunlight, overshadowing and lighting nuisance. Our capability extends to ‘Rights to Light’ investigations and planning issues involving daylight, as well as dealing with nuisance from decorative or security lighting. Our personnel have provided services for both developers and residents affected by new developments.

Flood Risk Assessment
ACCON UK is able to provide detailed Flood Risk Assessments for residential or commercial developments of any scale, nationwide. The susceptibility of land to flooding is an increasingly important consideration in determining planning applications; the potential consequences for occupiers, either of the development or elsewhere, in terms of safety and financial risk can be serious.

Ecology
ACCON UK is able to provide specialist capabilities in ecological assessment. Within this field, our experts cover a broad range of habitats and species including terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments.

We are able to provide a full range of ecological survey, assessment and advisory services tailored to the clients’ precise requirements. These include initial scoping studies, habitat surveys, protected species surveys, mitigation schemes, post-project monitoring, ecological impact assessment, inputs to EIAs and expert witness testimony.