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A new report assesses the health benefits of having quiet areas within areas with high levels of road traffic and railway noise.
The study was undertaken across European cities including Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Paris and Brussels.
The work quantified potential reductions in noise annoyance from road traffic and railway noise through increased exposure to green spaces exposure.
Data used was from the latest Environmental Noise Directive (END) mapping.
The END mapping was of agglomerations with over 100,000 adult inhabitants.
The research found that increasing access to green space for residents can reduce annoyance from road noise.
The research found that increasing access to green space for residents can reduce annoyance from railway noise.
The research examined noise annoyance.
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A new report assesses the health benefits of having quiet areas within areas with high levels of road traffic and railway noise. The study was undertaken across European cities including Amsterdam, Copenhagen, PAris and Brussels. The work quantified quantifying potential reductions in noise annoyance from road traffic and railway noise through increased exposure to green spaces exposure. Data used was from the latest Environmental Noise Directive (END) mapping of agglomerations with over 100,000 adult inhabitants. The research found that increasing access to green space for residents can reduce annoyance from road and railway noise.
The Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Airport Expansion and Climate and nature targets that took place last year and included a recommendation on noise impacts.
Considerations of noise and soundscape are embedded in the Natural Resources Wales State of Natural Resources Report 2025.
In December the Welsh Government(WG) published the outcome of their consultation on changes to permitted development rights (PDR), which includes air source heat pumps (ASHP).
Transport Scotland have published a new Transport Noise Action Plan (TNAP) for 2025 – 2028.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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