20260603 16023100 1.0 TRUE NoiseMapRound4 Environmental noise Noise Noise map Human health and Safety Datasets relating to round 4 of the noise mapping analysis for Scotland in 2021. These datasets aid in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate. <div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'><p><span>T</span><span>he Environmental Noise Directive requires, on a five yearly cycle, the Scottish Government to produce strategic noise maps. The Directive was transposed into Scottish legislation under the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>Strategic noise map analysis aims to</span><span>:</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>(1) </span><span>to determine the noise exposure of the population through noise mapping;</span></p><p><span>(2) </span><span>to make information available on environmental noise to the public; and</span></p><p><span>(3) </span><span>to establish action plans based on the mapping results, to reduce levels where necessary, and to preserve environmental noise quality where it is good.</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>The noise mapping will support the consultation, preparation, and delivery of the required action plans for Agglomerations (Local Authority responsibility), all Trunk roads, rail, and wider transport policy (Transport Scotland responsibility), and airports (Airport Operators responsibility).</span></p></div> © Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. <div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'><p><span>Available under the terms of the </span><a href='https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Open Government Licence</span></a><span>. 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