The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority
The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority
The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority
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<strong>The</strong> Mayor’s <strong>Ambient</strong> <strong>Noise</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> Mayor of <strong>London</strong> 239<br />
A6 requirements of the <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>London</strong><br />
<strong>Authority</strong> Act 1999 related to noise,<br />
and relevant international obligations<br />
notified to the Mayor<br />
Mayor’s powers and responsibilities<br />
Section 370 of the <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Authority</strong> Act 1999 requires the Mayor to<br />
prepare and publish a “<strong>London</strong> ambient noise strategy”. This must contain:<br />
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information about ambient noise levels in <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>London</strong>,<br />
an assessment of the impact of the Mayor’s other strategies on<br />
ambient noise levels, and<br />
a summary of action taken or proposed to the taken by the Mayor to<br />
promote action to reduce ambient noise levels, and the impact of such<br />
noise levels on those living and working in <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>London</strong>.<br />
In this context, “ambient noise” may be taken to include industrial noise,<br />
as well as noise from road, rail, air and water transport, and vibration.<br />
Certain types of noise are specifically excluded (e.g. noise from<br />
construction works which may be controlled by a local authority).<br />
In addition,<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Mayor is required by section 370(6) to consult the<br />
Environment Agency.<br />
Providers of air navigation services are required to consult the<br />
Mayor on matters specified in section 371 (aircraft routes and<br />
management procedures).<br />
Section 372 makes the Mayor, acting on behalf of the <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>London</strong><br />
<strong>Authority</strong>, a consultee under the Civil Aviation Act 1982 in relation to<br />
certain aerodrome matters.<br />
Consultation is covered generally under Section 42. Consultation is<br />
required first with the Assembly and ‘functional bodies’ (Transport for<br />
<strong>London</strong>, Metropolitan Police <strong>Authority</strong>, <strong>London</strong> Fire and Emergency<br />
Planning <strong>Authority</strong>, and the <strong>London</strong> Development Agency, which are<br />
statutorily required to have regard to the Mayor’s strategies) - and then<br />
with <strong>London</strong> boroughs and the City of <strong>London</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Mayor is also required<br />
to consider consulting others active in <strong>London</strong> - voluntary bodies, racial,<br />
ethnic, national and religious groups and businesses.<br />
Sections 41(4) and (5)(a) state that the Mayor shall, in preparing this<br />
and other specified strategies, have regard to the need to ensure that<br />
the strategy is consistent with national policies and with such