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Written Question · S3W-24908 · Session 3

What plans it has to tackle noise pollution.

Answered Asked by Gavin Brown Con Lodged 16 Jun 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle noise pollution.

The answer

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 Jun 2009 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

We are currently implementing the environmental noise action plans produced under the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006. These regulations implement EU Directive 2002/49EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise. We in Scotland were one of the first administrations in Europe to submit action plans produced under the terms of this directive. Further details can be found at http://www.scottishnoisemapping.org/.
A variety of measures is available to local authorities to monitor and control noise, including measures introduced in 2005 to tackle anti-social noise. These go beyond any scheme in EC in providing a fixed penalty notice deterrent for domestic noise offences and set objectively measured noise limits for any part of the day or night.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-24908 by reference.