Noise Action Plan 2018 – 2023
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NOISE ACTION PLAN 2018 – 2023 Comhairle Contae Chorcaí Cork County Council MAJOR ROADS CORK COUNTY AREA Cork County Noise Action Plan 2018 – 2023 CORK COUNTY AREA NOISE PROJECT Cork NRDO Job No: CA/2018/SNP Project Phase: Noise Action Planning Report Title: Noise Action Plan Report Reference: CC/2018/NAP/002 Date of Issue: Aug 2018 Issued For: Draft Document Revision: 02 Revision Issued for Prepared By Approved by Approved by 01 Review K McKeone K McKeone B. O’Shea S.E.E S.E.E S.E ___________ ___________ ___________ Date: Date: Date: 22nd Jun 2018 22nd Jun 2018 Jun 2018 02 Review K McKeone K McKeone B. O’Shea S.E.E S.E.E S.E ___________ ___________ ___________ Date: Date: Date: 9th Nov 2018 9th Nov 2018 9th Nov 2018 Report Distribution: Master Copy: CC/2018/NAP/003 Copy No. 1: Internal Location: N:\ROADS\NON NATIONAL\NOISE\REPORTS\ACTION PLANS\APPROVED\CORK COUNTY - NOISE_ACTION_PLAN_FINAL.DOC - i of 81 - Cork County Noise Action Plan 2018 – 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cork County Council has prepared a Noise Action Plan for Major Roads in the County. This Noise Action Plan has been prepared in accordance with EU directive 2002/49/EC commonly referred to as the ‘END’ Directive and S.I. 140 of 2006 commonly referred to as the Environmental Noise Regulations. The purpose of the Action Plan is to act as a means of managing environmental noise, and to meet the aim of the directive of preventing, and reducing where necessary, environmental noise through the adoption of the action plan. Strategic noise mapping produced in the mapping stage is one of the key inputs into the Noise Action Planning stage. Noise maps produced will identify and prioritise cluster areas, which will require further assessment and may require mitigation measures to be put in place. The proposed onset levels for assessment of noise mitigation for major roads in the Cork County area are as follows 70 dB Lden; and 57dB, Lnight These levels are consistent and comparable with other Local Authorities who had adopted the EPA recommended onset levels. These levels provide for a concentration of efforts on those areas at the higher noise levels. The results of the noise mapping indicate that less than 1% of the Cork population in the Cork County Noise Action Planning area are being exposed to noise levels due to major road traffic sources above the proposed onset levels for assessment of noise mitigation of 70dB Lden. A high priority list of areas needing further examination has been developed based upon the noise mapping and decision matrix results. Cork County Council intends to investigate the high priority areas and where appropriate implement noise reducing mitigation measures, subject to budgetary constraints. Protection of a low noise environment will be facilitated through a combination of policy and planning in a sustainable manner. This document will provide a basis for actions for the Noise Action Planning Authority over a five year period from 2018, with the intention to reducing and protecting the existing and future noise environment from Major Road noise. - ii of 81 - Cork County Noise Action Plan 2018 – 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BACKGROUND/ INTRODUCTION ..........................................................1 1.1. Purpose and Scope of the END Directive..........................................1 1.2. Purpose and Scope of the Regulations .............................................2 1.3. Purpose and Scope of the Action Plan ..............................................3 1.4. Noise and Effects of Noise ................................................................3 1.5. Roles and Responsibilities of designated bodies...............................4 1.6. Key Phases / Dates ...........................................................................5 2. EXISTING NOISE MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AND GUIDANCE ....6 2.1. National legislation or Guidance ........................................................6 2.2 Regional or local legislation or guidance .........................................12 2.3 Cork County Council........................................................................12 2.4 CASP (Cork Area Strategic Plan) ....................................................14 3 Description of the Action Planning Area ............................................15 3.1 Extent of the Area............................................................................15 3.2 Description of the topography..........................................................16 3.3 Description of the general population ..............................................17 3.4 Noise Sensitive Groups ...................................................................18 3.5 Description of the main infrastructural/services ...............................19 3.6 Quiet Areas......................................................................................21 4 The Responsible Authority for Action Planning ................................22 4.1 Name and Contact details for the Responsible Authority ................22 4.2 Description of other bodies of relevance..........................................22 4.3 Description of associated working groups/steering groups..............22 4.4 Description of any noise-reduction measures planned or in place...23 4.5 Electricity Car Charge Points...........................................................25 5 Summary of the results of the noise mapping ...................................26 5.1 Objectives of the Noise Mapping .....................................................26 5.2 Overview of the preparation of the noise map .................................26 5.3 Data Sources...................................................................................27 5.4 Methodologies .................................................................................28 5.5 Presentation of results.....................................................................28 5.6 Limitations of the maps/results ........................................................30 6 Areas to be subjected to Noise Management Activities....................31 6.1 Noise Action Thresholds..................................................................31 6.2 Description of the criteria/ decision matrix .......................................31 6.3 Application of the criteria/ matrix......................................................32 6.4 Results of the analyses....................................................................33 7 Mitigation and protection measures ...................................................36 7.1 How areas above onset of assessment criteria will be processed...36 7.2 How areas below protection threshold will be preserved .................36 7.3 How areas between the thresholds will be managed.......................36 7.4 Known future developments within the action planning ...................37 7.5 How effects of potential measures will be assessed........................39 7.6 Review of Possible Mitigation Measures .........................................39 7.7 Physical Measures ..........................................................................40 7.8 Non-Physical Policy Measures ........................................................43 7.9 Budgets / Cost-effectiveness assessment.......................................46 7.10 Most appropriate Mitigation/Protection Measures............................46 - iii of 81 - Cork County Noise Action Plan 2018 – 2023 8 Public Participation ..............................................................................48 8.1 General............................................................................................48 8.2 Public Consultation..........................................................................48 8.3 Outcome of Public Consultation ........ 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Bookmark not defined. 8.4 Consultation with Statutory and Other bodies..................................49 9 Implementation Plan.............................................................................50 9.1 Roles and Responsibilities...............................................................50 9.2 Targets and Objectives....................................................................50 9.3 Programme of Works.......................................................................51 9.4 Evaluation, Review and Corrective Action Programmes .................51 9.5 Evaluation of previous Noise Action Plan ........................................52 10 Summary and Conclusions ..............................................................56 Appendix A...................................................................................................57 Noise Parameter Terminology....................................................................57 Appendix B...................................................................................................60 Bibliography/References ............................................................................60 Appendix C...................................................................................................62 Strategic Noise Maps/ Analysis Maps ........................................................62 Appendix D...................................................................................................73 Overview / flow diagram of process for action planning and decision making ...................................................................................................................73 Appendix E ...................................................................................................74