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—

i

are made or revised pursuant to regulation 7, 11 or 12 and adopted pursuant to regulation 23, and

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.