Latest Noise Publications
Summary Review of Noise Action Plan Annual Reports for 2024
Year: 2025
Summary Review of Noise Action Plan Annual Reports for 2024
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Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping (May 2025 Draft) - Part 4: Publication and Reporting
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance note is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the publication and reporting of strategic noise maps developed under the Environmental Noise Regulations.
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Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping (May 2025 Draft) - Part 3: Assessment of Noise Exposure & Harmful Effects
Year: 2025
The objective of this Round 4 guidance note is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the assessment of the results of strategic noise maps developed under the Environmental Noise Regulations.
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Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping (May 2025 Draft) - Part 2: Calculation Methodology & Noise Modelling
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance note is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the development of strategic noise maps under the Environmental Noise Regulations.
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Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping (May 2025 Draft) - Part 1: Requirements
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance note is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the development of strategic noise maps under the Environmental Noise Regulations.
Guidance Handbook for Local Authorities on the preparation of Noise Action Plans for Round 4 - Final Working Draft April 2025
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance handbook is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to relevant Action Planning Authorities for the purpose of developing noise action plans for the noise sources required under the European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 549 of 2018, (Regulations), as amended.
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DRAFT Guidance Note for Noise: Licence Applications, Surveys and Assessments in Relation to Scheduled Activities (NG4)
Year: 2024
The EPA has revised the Guidance Note for Noise (NG4) and the draft guidance document is now available for public consultation. Should you wish to make a submission, please submit your comments to airthematicteam@epa.ie with the subject line ‘NG4’. The consultation period is open until Friday 28/02/2025.
Noise and health infographic
Year: 2020
Short infographic outlining the salient points about noise and health.
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EPA Guidance Note for Noise Action Planning for the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006 (July 2009)
Updated sections (June 2018), June 2018
Year: 2018
The objective of the original Guidance Note (July 2009) was to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Action Planning Authorities on the development of noise action plans under the Environmental Noise Regulations, and reporting of the plans to the EPA.
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EPA Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping for the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006 (Version 2 – August 2011)
Revised Section 10: Mapping Methodology for Exposure Assessment - Post Processing and Analysis (October 2017), November 2017
Year: 2017
The objective of the original Guidance Note (version 2, August 2011) was to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the development of strategic noise maps under the Environmental Noise Regulations, and reporting of results to the EPA.
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Guidance Note for Noise: Licence Applications, Surveys and Assessments in Relation to Scheduled Activities (NG4)
Year: 2016
The NG4 guidance note was originally published in 2012, and this current update to NG4 was published in 2016. This revised Noise Guidance Note (NG4) is intended to assist licensed sites with the assessment of their potential and actual noise impact on the local environment. In all cases this revised version of NG4 should be applied by licensees and consultants.
Guidance for Reporting of Agglomerations and designated Major Roads inside Agglomerations under the Environmental Noise Regulations
Year: 2011
A “major road” is defined as a road with an annual total bi-directional flow above 3,000,000 vehicle passages in 2016, approximately 8,220 vehicle passages per average 24 hours.
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Guidance Note on Noise Assessment of Wind Turbine Operations at EPA Licensed Sites (NG3)
Year: 2011
This Guidance Note is intended to allow IPPC or waste licence holders to determine if their own sites are suitable for wind turbine development with respect to noise nuisance.
EPA Guidance Note for Noise Action Planning
Year: 2009
Guidance note on the development of noise action plans under the Environmental Noise Regulations.