The annual report of the Chief Medical Officer for Wales recognises that mitigating noise and consideration of soundscapes are important for public health protection and improvement. The report welcomes and fully endorses the continued action the Welsh Government is taking to address noise pollution across Wales, given noise can cause annoyance, sleep disturbance and hearing damage, and over a longer period increase the risk of blood pressure problems that lead to heart disease. He state “We need to work closely with commerce to ensure they clearly understand impacts of air and noise pollution, the steps needed to mitigate the sources of pollution and the speed in which solutions are required. We can only plan, mitigate and innovate if we are all in this together.”
https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2023-11/chief-me…
