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  • Round 4 Noise Maps and Noise Mapping Technical Reports

    Topics:
    • Actions to Protect our Environment, 
    • Pollution

    Date published: 21 February 2025

    In compliance with the Environmental Noise Regulations (ENR), round 4 noise maps have been produced based on 2021 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 other roads, railways, aircraft movements and industrial premises.

    Round 4 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 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Industry – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (5.97 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Industry – LdayAdobe PDF (5.9 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Industry – LdenAdobe PDF (5.99 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Industry – LeveningAdobe PDF (5.89 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Industry – LnightAdobe PDF (5.9 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LAeq, 6hrAdobe PDF (5.91 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (6.1 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LAeq,18hAdobe PDF (6.04 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LdayAdobe PDF (6.03 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LdenAdobe PDF (6.12 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LeveningAdobe PDF (6.01 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Railway – LnightAdobe PDF (5.93 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Roads – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (7.64 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Roads – LdayAdobe PDF (7.61 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Roads – LdenAdobe PDF (7.66 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Roads – LeveningAdobe PDF (7.37 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Roads – LnightAdobe PDF (6.99 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Airport BIA – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (5.57 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Airport BIA – LdayAdobe PDF (5.48 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Airport BIA – LdenAdobe PDF (5.56 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Airport BIA – LeveningAdobe PDF (5.48 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Airport BIA – LnightAdobe PDF (5.5 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LAeq,6hAdobe PDF (5.48 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (5.55 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LAeq,18hAdobe PDF (5.49 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LdayAdobe PDF (5.47 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LdenAdobe PDF (5.54 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LeveningAdobe PDF (5.47 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Railway – LnightAdobe PDF (5.49 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Roads – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (6.97 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Roads – LdayAdobe PDF (6.94 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Roads – LdenAdobe PDF (7.08 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Roads – LeveningAdobe PDF (6.74 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Major Roads – LnightAdobe PDF (6.99 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Consolidated – LnightAdobe PDF (7.03 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Consolidated – LeveAdobe PDF (7.36 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Consolidated – LdenAdobe PDF (7.65 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Consolidated – LdayAdobe PDF (7.59 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Consolidated – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (7.64 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Belfast City Airport – LnightAdobe PDF (5.9 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Belfast City Airport – LeveningAdobe PDF (5.89 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Belfast City Airport – LdenAdobe PDF (5.96 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Belfast City Airport – LdayAdobe PDF (5.89 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Map – Agglomeration Belfast City Airport – LAeq,16hAdobe PDF (5.97 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Belfast Agglomeration BoundaryAdobe PDF (1.59 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report Input Data RegisterAdobe PDF (83.16 KB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report Belfast City AirportAdobe PDF (2.32 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Input Data Register Technical ReportAdobe PDF (477.59 KB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report Belfast International AirportAdobe PDF (2.25 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report IndustryAdobe PDF (3.17 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report RailwaysAdobe PDF (5.63 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report RoadsAdobe PDF (5.27 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report Stage 1 Data Input ReportAdobe PDF (4 MB)
    • Round 4 Noise Mapping Technical Report Stage 2 Final ReportAdobe PDF (15.45 MB)
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