Request ID: FOI-1085-2122 Date published: 17 September 2021
You asked
Please provide all noise level readings taken in and around canning town Station in the last 6 months. I am particularly interested in the readings taken in the brunel street works development. Please include specific readings and the floor level and apartment number or location the readings were taken on.
For clarity this request is linked to a noise complaint I have made, but was told by the customer service team no more action is planned as the average noise level is 45 dB. On my balcony readings are between 70 and 80 dB which is in the range which can cause hearing damage over time.
We answered
TfL Ref: 1085-2122
Thank you for your request received by us on 22 August 2021 asking for information about noise level readings taken in and around Canning Town Station in the last six months
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked for:
all noise level readings taken in and around canning town Station in the last 6 months. I am particularly interested in the readings taken in the brunel street works development. Please include specific readings and the floor level and apartment number or location the readings were taken on.
For clarity this request is linked to a noise complaint I have made, but was told by the customer service team no more action is planned as the average noise level is 45 dB. On my balcony readings are between 70 and 80 dB which is in the range which can cause hearing damage over time.
Please find attached copies of our Technical Noise and Vibration Reports for various properties based at Effra Gardens, Heartwell Avenue, London E16.
Based on these reports, the following table provides a summary of the results for the four properties that were inspected, each located on a different floor where noise readings were taken over a series of dates referenced below. These readings show the results from both before and after rail grinding was implemented. Readings were taken with the balcony doors of each property open as well as closed for comparative purposes.
Date
Property
Location
Jubilee line Westbound
Jubilee line Eastbound
20/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
83
72
20/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
55
44
18/05/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
74
77
18/05/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
44
46
20/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
73
72
20/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
46
44
14/06/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
73
79
14/06/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
45
46
22/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
83
69
22/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
56
44
18/05/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
74
75
18/05/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
43
46
22/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
82
77
22/04/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
56
52
12/05/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door open
72
77
12/05/2021
Effra Gardens
Lounge balcony door closed
46
52
We can advise that the westbound London Underground Jubilee line service was found to be the main source of noise. Rail grinding was implemented and noise levels reduced by around nine decibels (9dB); from 53.3dB down to 44.5dB.
Whilst the eastbound route is now the louder stretch of rail track, rail grinding is being planned for the near future. Additional readings will also be taken in this area in a matter of weeks.
In accordance with our obligations under Data Protection legislation some information in the attached reports and above table has been withheld, as required by regulation 13 of the EIR. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the legislation, specifically the first principle of Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions which would make the processing ‘fair’. This exemption to the right of access to information is an absolute exemption and not subject to an assessment of whether the public interest favours use of the regulation.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Kind regards
Jasmine Howard FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
