The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority

The Mayor’s Ambient Noise Strategy Mayor of London 167
continuation of facilities can be put at risk if residential development is
permitted nearby without sufficient noise protection.
policy 67
The Mayor will urge boroughs to continue working to avoid, contain or
minimise noise from aggregates handling activity, in liaison with the
Environment Agency where it has relevant regulatory responsibility. Particular
regard should be paid to the viability of established aggregates uses when
giving permission for noise-sensitive uses nearby. Planning briefs, conditions,
agreements or other mechanisms should be used to protect incomers,
including through contributions to noise reduction at source.
Transport routeing and access
4E.24 Local street redesign, traffic management, and area improvement can play
important roles in protecting noise-sensitive uses. Routeing and local
access require special attention where loading and unloading may occur at
night. This includes industrial, distribution, waste management, and
aggregates activity. Wider road, rail and air freight transport noise issues
are considered in Chapters 4A, 4B, and 4C respectively.
policy 68
The Mayor will urge boroughs, in their Unitary Development Plans and
other policies, such as on economic development, and in their transport
spending programmes, to consider measures that will minimise the
potential adverse impacts of industrial, distribution, waste management
and aggregates sites on nearby noise-sensitive uses, such as through street
improvement schemes. Transport for London will include consideration of
noise issues in allocation of transport funding to boroughs.
References and notes
1 Volterra Consultants, Table 2b, in ‘Planning for London’s Growth’, GLA,
March 2002
2 LPAC, 2000
3 ‘Industrial Capacity’ London Plan Draft Supplementary Planning
Guidance, Greater London Authority, September 2003.
4 Enviros, ‘Technical Assessment for Waste Management in London’,
Enviros, 2003, ISBN 1 85261 490 0
5 European Commission Directive 2002/49/EC ‘relating to the assessment
and management of environmental Noise.’ 25 June 2002
6 Annex 1 to Commission Directive 1996/61/EC of 24 September 1996
concerning integrated pollution prevention and control; OJ L 257, 10
October 1996, p.26.