UK airport noise maps published
20th December 2007
A series of maps showing environmental noise around 18 major airports in England has been published today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a 24.dash.com aricle reports.
The mapping, carried out during 2006-07 in line with the EU’s Environmental Noise Directive, gives details of daytime and night time noise levels at each airport as well as noise levels around each site on an average day in 2006.
The maps will be used to draw up action plans to address the noise climate around each airport and will include descriptions of the measures that will be taken to reduce environmental noise.
There are already a number of EU directives in place to control noise from transport sources including vehicles and outdoor machinery. As required in the EU Environmental Noise Directive, Defra is currently working to produce noise maps for major roads, railways and big cities in England.