Wales: Consultation on awareness raising acknowledges noise

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Mon, 11/08/2025 - 10:53

In a consultation setting out a delivery plan for raising awareness, focusing primarily on air pollution, the Welsh Government are also acknowledge the health impacts of noise on the well-being of the people and wildlife in Wales. They refer to World Health Organization findings that 1 in 3 individuals is annoyed during the daytime, and 1 in 5 has disturbed sleep at night because of traffic noise. The draft action plan focuses on education measures around air quality - with one action around raising awareness of firework noise, and another on collating evidence on aspects of indoor environmental quality.  The consultation is open until October 28th.

Promoting Awareness of Air Pollution Delivery Plan | GOV.WALES

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