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CONCERNED
ABOUT ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE OR THE THIRD RUNWAY?
GLA's
Ambient Noise Strategy is open to consultation.
Related links
| The UK National Noise
Incidence 2002: · 21% of respondents reported that noise spoilt their home life to some extent, with 8% of respondents reporting that their home life was spoilt either 'quite a lot' or 'totally'. · 84% of respondents heard road traffic noise and 40% were bothered, annoyed or disturbed to some extent. · 28% of respondents reported that road traffic noise at their homes had got worse in the last five years; this should be considered alongside the trends in noise level and noise exposure found in the National Noise Incidence Study 00/01. · 81% of respondents heard noise from neighbours and/or other people nearby and 37% were bothered, annoyed or disturbed to some extent. · the proportion of respondents who reported being adversely affected by noise from neighbours has increased from 21% to 26% over the last 10 years, whilst for all other categories of environmental noise the proportion adversely affected has remained unchanged. · only a small proportion of respondents who were bothered by noise from neighbours complained to the environmental health department of the local authority, which means that noise complaint statistics may greatly underestimate the extent of community dissatisfaction.
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The Mayor's Draft London
Ambient Noise Strategy is part of a Europe-wide move towards more
active management of what legislation calls 'ambient' or 'environmental
noise' - long term predictable noise, mainly from industry and transport
(aircraft, trains and boats). It is relevant to all those in London concerned about noise caused by road traffic or public transport, specially those in West London worried about the effects that a third runway at Heathrow airport would have. The Mayor's strategy focuses on better management of transport systems, better town planning, and better design of buildings. But the consultation questionnaire includes local 'nuisance noise' - from noisy neighbours, pubs or clubs, roadworks or a construction site - which is dealt with by local boroughs. Both the leaflet about the strategy and questionnaire are short and simple (Questionnaire in PDF format). All comments need to be received by 13 June 2003. In 2002, the GLA London Household Survey showed that road traffic noise was a concern for more Londoners than any other individual source of noise. The survey found that: o thirteen per cent of respondents rated noise from road traffic where they lived a 'serious problem' o six per cent rated aircraft noise in this way o four per cent, noisy neighbours o four per cent, roadworks/construction/demolition o two per cent, trains/tubes o two per cent, pubs/clubs/entertainment o two per cent, industrial/commercial premises.
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