Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Noise and Nuisance Policy

Health Effect Based Noise Assessment Methods:
A Review and Feasibility Study
September 1998

Environmental Noise Standards and Limits - Europe

Country:
Specific noise source:
(complete a separate sheet for each source covered by existing or proposed standards/limits)H
Matters dealt with:
(complete a separate sheet for each matter dealt with, such as land use planning, entitlement to compensation, maximum noise limit etc .)
        
THE LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK        
 
Please list all relevant laws, enactment's, standards etc. (where possible giving information about how they interrelate)  
NOISE LIMITS (where stated)         
What noise limits are used ? Please give details of these in terms of how and where they are specified metric used day and night limits  
Is the assessment of noise against the limits based on measurement, prediction or both ?  
DERIVATION OF NOISE LIMITS  
Please give summary details on the basis of these noise limits e.g. on which research findings *1 and/or practical considerations  
Is further research planned or considered necessary ?  

*1: i.e. studies of annoyance/ sleep disturbance/ activity interference /speech interference/ hearing loss/ other

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