Noise protection report due to sports field

Good morning everyone,

even though my morning hasn't been so good so far. After our architect inquired with the building authority about the status of our building application, he received the information that the environmental office apparently wants a noise protection report because we are building near a sports field. When I inquired with the municipality before purchasing the plot, I was informed that the sports field has (already been there for a while) and therefore I should not complain about the noise later on. I have no problem with that since I play there myself and the football team will probably not exist for more than 2 years (small town of under 400 inhabitants). Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to reach the person responsible at the building authority. The noise protection report would probably set us back significantly in the schedule and also cost a lot of money.

Has anyone of you already had experience with such a report? Is that common? How much does it cost? How long does something like this usually take?

The plot is a gap in the building development without a development plan. The neighbors (houses have been there for several years) did not have to do that.

Thank you very much for your help!

Good morning,

Has anyone of you already had experience with such an expert report? Is it common? How much does it cost? How long does it usually take?

Maybe not common, but I have experienced it too; most recently for filling a gap of a property in Meerbusch. There we - after submitting the building application - received the requirement to submit a noise protection report. The highlight: there were no values whatsoever that we were supposed to adhere to

If the environmental office wants this report, meaning there is no possibility for an agreement informally between the environmental office and the caseworker, you will have to submit it. Of course, it costs money, but not that much; your structural engineer can have it calculated on his computer by inputting a few data. Duration - depending on the workload of the structural engineer, between 2 days and 14 days.

You can inquire at the building authority whether your request will be approved with the condition (noise protection report), so you don't "lose" any time. Although "lose" is quite a funny adjective in connection with house construction. You surely want to live in your new home for several years, right? Then a few weeks of additional preliminary planning shouldn't be that bad

Rhenish greetings