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.
Thurso
Thurso is a town and also previous burgh on the north coastline of the Highland council location of Scotland. Situated in the historical area of Caithness, it is the northern most community on the British landmass. It exists at the joint of the north-south A9 road and also the west-east A836 road, connected to Bridge of Forss in the west and also Castletown in the east. The 34-mile (55 km) River Thurso moves via the community and also into Thurso Bay as well as the Pentland Firth. The river estuary functions as a little harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The larger Thurso civil church consisting of the town and also the surrounding countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso functioned as an essential Norse port, and also later on traded with ports throughout northern Europe up until the 19th century. A flourishing fishing centre, Thurso likewise had an online reputation for its linen-cloth and tanning activities. Since 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although mainly decommissioned at the end of the 20th century, employs a significant number of the local population. The Category-A detailed destroyed Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is one of the oldest churches in Scotland, dating to a minimum of 1125. The present church, St Andrew's and St Peter's, was constructed in 1832 to a layout by William Burn in the Gothic style. The town includes the major university of North Highland University and Thurso Secondary School, the northern most high school on the British landmass, which was developed in 1958. Thurso Castle, constructed in 1872, is in ruins. Thurso is home to the football (soccer) team, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, and also the rugby teams Caithness Crushers as well as Caithness RFC. Thurso train station, opened in 1874, was one of the most north station on the Sutherland and also Caithness Train. The nearby port of Scrabster provides ferryboat services to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) runs between Scrabster and also Stromness.