Acoustic, Air Quality and Environmental Safety Consultants
BSc (Hons) Audio Technology
Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy with offices in York, Birmingham and London dealing with acoustic, vibration, dust and fume issues UK wide
Mr Chris Chittock is Managing Director of Dragonfly Consulting; Acoustic, Air Quality and Environmental Safety Consultants. He has extensive experience in the preparation of expert witness services and providing technical evidence for planning enquiries, local authority licensing hearings and the civil courts. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with Honours, in Audio Technology from the University of Salford.
Chris has over 20 years’ experience within the field of acoustics in both the public and private sector. Areas of expertise include noise impact assessments, particularly for use in the planning process, architectural acoustics, noise nuisance and occupational noise & vibration.
Chris has provided expert testimony at, but not limited to, planning enquiries and licensing hearings and has also provided written and verbal evidence in Court in both the civil and criminal contexts in a number of matters including:
• Provision of expert witness services for Planning Hearings and Planning Appeals;
• Provision of expert witness services for Licensing Hearings and Appeals;
• Provision of expert witness reports on noise & vibration exposure for Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS);
• Provision of expert witness services for noise nuisance cases (Defendant and Complainant);
• Expert witness services on acoustic design in buildings (cases in excess of £4 million);
• Various planning appeals including commercial premises and aircraft landing sites.
Chris provides expert reports, site visits and advice for firms of solicitors throughout the UK. Expert witness services include provision of outline opinion, completion of written evidence, attendance at pre-inquiry meetings, conferences with Counsel as well as the provision of verbal evidence should it be required.
Chris is also Part-Time Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, lecturing on the Institute of Acoustics Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control.
Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate from the University of Cardiff and regular, extensive Professional CPD provided annually by the Institute of Acoustics and other specialist training providers.
Corporate Member of the Institute of Acoustics.