Defra, UK - Environmental Protection

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Noise and Nuisance Policy

Noise Climate Assessment:
A Review of National and European Practices

1Please give the name of your authority _____________________ 2In you area is environmental noise from any of these sources an issue that requires the attention of your authority? Please tick relevant boxes.

Road Traffic . Construction .

Railways . Industry .

Aircraft . Entertainment .

Domestic . Other (state below) .

YES NO
3 Do you have any Noise Abatement Zones in your district, if so how many?
. .

4 Are there any areas or locations where you carry out regular or periodic noise monitoring or noise prediction? If so please give details. . .

5 Does your authority make use of, or do they own, any noise monitoring equipment or any of the commercially available noise prediction software. .

Monitoring Equipment . Please Specify_________________
Prediction Software . Please Specify_________________

YES NO
6 Do you know of any other organizations who periodically measure or predict noise in your area, e.g .airports, universities, industry? Please list. . .

7 If so, do you generally have access to the data they generate? . .

8 Has your team ever tried to assess, measure, predict, study or map how levels vary across your authority's area? If so please explain. . .

9 Do you extract ambient noise data from Environmental Statements or other planning application documents for future reference in other projects. . .

10 Do you collect ambient noise data in any systematic way that is, or could be, utilized for assessing population exposure to noise? If so please expand. . .

11 If you do not collect such data which of the following best describes your views: .

Ambient noise data would be useful but other tasks have higher priory . .
We see no use for such data . .
Other (please specify). . .

12 Other than noise, does your department systematically collect or map on any other environmental pollutants e.q air quality, radiation etc. Please elaborate . .

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Road Traffic	.	Construction	.
Railways	.	Industry	.
Aircraft	.	Entertainment	.
Domestic	.	Other (state below)	.

			YES	NO
3	Do you have any Noise Abatement Zones in your district, if so how many?		.	.

4	Are there any areas or locations where you carry out regular or periodic noise monitoring or noise prediction? If so please give details.		.	.

5	Does your authority make use of, or do they own, any noise monitoring equipment or any of the commercially available noise prediction software.	.

		Monitoring Equipment	.	Please Specify_________________
		Prediction Software	.	Please Specify_________________

				YES	NO
6	Do you know of any other organizations who periodically measure or predict noise in your area, e.g .airports, universities, industry? Please list.			.	.

7	If so, do you generally have access to the data they generate?			.	.

8	Has your team ever tried to assess, measure, predict, study or map how levels vary across your authority's area? If so please explain.			.	.

9	Do you extract ambient noise data from Environmental Statements or other planning application documents for future reference in other projects.			.	.

10	Do you collect ambient noise data in any systematic way that is, or could be, utilized for assessing population exposure to noise? If so please expand.			.	.

11	If you do not collect such data which of the following best describes your views:			.

	Ambient noise data would be useful but other tasks have higher priory	.	.
	We see no use for such data	.	.
	Other (please specify).	.	.

12	Other than noise, does your department systematically collect or map on any other environmental pollutants e.q air quality, radiation etc. Please elaborate			.	.

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Noise and Nuisance Policy

Noise Climate Assessment:A Review of National and European Practices

Noise Climate Assessment:
A Review of National and European Practices