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  • Round 3 Noise Maps and Noise Mapping Technical Reports

    Topics:
    • Actions to Protect our Environment, 
    • Pollution, 
    • Environmental Advice for Planning, 
    • Local Environmental Issues, 
    • Key environmental considerations for planning consultations

    Date published: 26 January 2018

    Last updated: 21 February 2025

    In compliance with the Environmental Noise Directive (END), round 3 noise maps have been produced based on 2016 data for the following sources: major roads - roads with more than 3 million vehicle passages annually, major railways - railways with more than 30,000 train passages annually, major airports - airports with more than 50,000 movements annually, agglomerations - urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants, taking into account the above sources and additionally, other roads, railways, aircraft movements and industrial premises.

    Round 3 maps and associated Technical reports are available below.

    For an explanation of the Technical Terms below, please see the Glossary of Noise Terms.

    Documents

    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Roads - LdenAdobe PDF (291.25 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Roads - LnightAdobe PDF (969.98 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Roads - LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (1.03 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Roads - LA10,18hAdobe PDF (1.02 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Main Roads - LdayAdobe PDF (1023.58 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Roads - LeveningAdobe PDF (1008.28 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration Roads - LdenAdobe PDF (1.23 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration Roads - LnightAdobe PDF (1.21 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Roads - LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (1.22 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Roads - LA10,18hAdobe PDF (1.24 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Roads - LdayAdobe PDF (1.23 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Roads - LeveningAdobe PDF (1.22 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Railway - LdenAdobe PDF (1.02 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Rail - LnightAdobe PDF (1.01 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Rail - LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (1 MB)
    • R3 Noise Map - Main Rail - LA10,18hAdobe PDF (1.01 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Rail - LAeq,6hAdobe PDF (1.03 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Rail - LdayAdobe PDF (1.04 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Main Rail - LeveningAdobe PDF (1.04 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Rail - LdenAdobe PDF (1.02 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Rail - LnightAdobe PDF (284.61 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Rail - LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (1.03 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration Rail - LA10,18hAdobe PDF (1.03 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomoration Rail - LAeq,6hAdobe PDF (1.05 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Maps - Agglomeration Rail - LdayAdobe PDF (290.88 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration Rail - LeveningAdobe PDF (1.02 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Major Airport BIA - LdenAdobe PDF (855.38 KB)
    • R3 Noise Map - Major Airport BIA - LnightAdobe PDF (793.06 KB)
    • R3 Noise Map - Major Airport BIA - LAeq,16h Adobe PDF (850.33 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Major Airport BIA - LdayAdobe PDF (856.39 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Major Airport BIA - LeveningAdobe PDF (817.89 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration George Best Belfast City Airport - LdenAdobe PDF (1.04 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration George Best Belfast City Airport - LnightAdobe PDF (1.04 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration George Best Belfast City Airport - LAeq16hAdobe PDF (1.04 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration George Best Belfast City Airport - LdayAdobe PDF (1.06 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Agglomeration George Best Belfast City Airport - LeveningAdobe PDF (1.06 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Consolidated - LnightAdobe PDF (1.02 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Consolidated - Laeq,16hAdobe PDF (1.05 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Consolidated - LdenAdobe PDF (1.04 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Consolidated - LeveAdobe PDF (1018.94 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Consolidated LdayAdobe PDF (1.05 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Industry - LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (970.99 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Industry - LeveAdobe PDF (946.64 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map -Industry - LdayAdobe PDF (948.35 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Industry - LdenAdobe PDF (918.53 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Map - Industry - LnightAdobe PDF (944.11 KB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical reports END Ground Model ReportAdobe PDF (1.53 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical Reports END George Best Belfast City Airport ReportAdobe PDF (7.17 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical reports END Railways ReportAdobe PDF (10.89 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical reports END Belfast International Airport ReportAdobe PDF (11.14 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical reports END Roads ReportAdobe PDF (9.28 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical Report - Summary ReportAdobe PDF (4.67 MB)
    • Round 3 Noise Mapping Technical Report - IndustryAdobe PDF (7.69 MB)
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