Overview
Wicklow County Council are preparing a Noise Action Plan to cover noise for Co. Wicklow (outside the Dublin agglomeration).  The Noise Action Plan has been informed by and is based on the Strategic Noise Maps which were prepared in 2022 and which cover transport (road and rail) and industry related environmental noise sources.

Why We Are Doing It
The Noise Action Plan is required under the Environmental Noise Directive (“END”) (2002/49/EC) which was transported into Irish law through the European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 549/2018) and the European Communities (Environmental Noise) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 663/2021).  The Regulations require Strategic Noise Maps and Noise Action Plans to be made or revised every five years.

When We Are Doing It
This Noise Action Plan covers Round 4 of the implementation of the END. 

Requirements of Noise Action Plan
The Environmental Noise Directive (END) requires local authorities to draw-up plans of action which will include measures to 'address priorities which may be identified by the exceeding of any relevant limit value or by other criteria chosen by the Member State and apply in particular to the most important areas as established by strategic noise mapping'.  

Why your views matter
There will be a period of formal public consultation from 09:00a.m. Friday 6th September 2024 to 5:00p.m. Friday 18th October 2024, and members of the public are welcome to submit their views on this draft Wicklow Noise Action Plan.  

If you have particular comments on the draft Plan we would welcome your views.  Submissions may be made by one of the following methods;

• Providing your details and comments in the consultation form below.
• In writing to: Senior Executive Officer, Noise Action Plan, Transportation & Infrastructure Development, County Buildings, Station Road, Wicklow. A67 FW96

Link to the EPA mapping including the Noise Mapping, under the Environment & Wellbeing

• Noise Round 4 Road National – Lden; & 
• Noise Round 4 Road National – Lnight.

https://gis.epa.ie/EPAMaps/