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.