Summary
The Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) aims to avoid, prevent and reduce, on a prioritised basis, the harmful effects, including annoyance, resulting from exposure to environmental noise.
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Consultation description
The Department of the Environment is proposing a draft Technical Guidance for Noise Mapping and Action Planning which is prepared pursuant to regulation 53 of the Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.
The three main objectives are:
•To determine the noise exposure of the population through noise mapping;
•To make information on environmental noise available to the public; and
•To develop Action Plans based on the mapping results, to reduce noise levels where necessary, and to preserve environmental noise quality where it is good.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.