PART 4ACTION PLANS
CHAPTER 1GENERAL
Action plans: general requirements15
1
Any action plan drawn up or revised under this Part must—
a
meet the objectives of Article 1(c) of the Directive;
b
be designed to manage noise issues and effects, including noise reduction if necessary;
c
aim to protect quiet areas in first round agglomerations and agglomerations against an increase in noise;
d
address priorities which must be identified by having regard to guidance published pursuant to regulation 14(1);
e
apply in particular to the most important areas as established by strategic noise maps adopted pursuant to regulation 23; and
f
meet the requirements in Schedule 4.
2
Paragraph (3) applies to—
a
any action plan; and
b
any revision of an action plan,
drawn up under this Part for a first round agglomeration or an agglomeration.
3
An action plan and any revision of an action plan must be based upon and apply in particular to the most important areas as established by—
a
all strategic noise maps that—
ii
concern any part of the area addressed by the action plan; and
b
a consolidated noise map to the extent that it concerns any part of the area addressed by the action plan.