Steve Gosling
Expertise
Steve is a seasoned acoustic consultant with over 25 years' experience, working for leading developers, operators and local authorities. He has a deep understanding of how noise integrates with the planning system and how to minimise planning risk. Steve's experience also covers contentious issues and includes giving evidence at planning inquiries, enforcement action, and various Court hearings. Steve has extensive experience and knowledge in matters relating to low frequency noise and vibration within buildings. Steve manages and oversees work produced by the 24 Acoustics team.
Clients
Developers
Local Authorities
Architects
Contractors
Project Managers
Hotel and Leisure Clients
Energy Sector
Solicitors / Legal Clients
Notable Projects
Evidence to a large number of planning appeals (details available) acting both for developers and local authorities
Advice to a local authority with regard to a consented but contentious noise control structure
Acoustic design of a large multi-use development which combined new residential dwellings above a cinema together with an adjacent hotel
Reserved matters application to large urban extension with complex existing industrial noise sources
Calculation of groundborne noise and vibration using numerical modelling from existing and safeguarded railway lines
Advice and design of monitoring systems for several Crossrail development sites, including an innovative alert system for a live LUL control room
Control of low frequency amplified sound from a large Grade II* listed function room in central London, following sustained noise complaints
Provided guidance to a leisure operator regarding noise complaints arising from a UNESCO World Heritage site
Provided advice to a barristers’ chambers in relation to noise arising from proposed construction work in adjacent chambers.
Steve is a former Vice Chairman of the Association of Noise Consultants and former Chairman of the Association of Noise Consultants’ Membership Steering Group. Steve is also former Secretary of the Southern Branch of the Institute of Acoustics. Steve is the co-holder of a UK patent for a novel sound processing method, used in work undertaken by 24 Acoustics
Qualifications & Memberships
BEng (Hons) Institute of Sound & Vibration Research, Southampton University
Member of the Institute of Acoustics
Member of the Audio Engineering Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
