Candidate Noise Management Areas for Scotland, Round 4

Digital boundaries of Candidate Noise Management Areas created for Scotland's Round 4 strategic noise mapping. The data was commissioned by Scottish Ministers to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended in 2018. It supports the development of noise action plans by identifying areas with relatively high concentrations of people highly annoyed by noise from roads and railways.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing areas for noise mitigation based on statistical health impact assessments mentioned in the description
• Mapping population exposure to transportation noise for environmental justice studies
• Supporting the development and implementation of local Noise Action Plans as described
• Analyzing spatial patterns of noise annoyance relative to infrastructure

Strengths

• Data is based on a statistical methodology covering the entire population within the noise maps
• Methodology is updated in line with the current END (Environmental Noise Directive) framework
• Created to meet specific regulatory requirements (Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations)

Limitations

• The extents of the areas are indicative, not definitive, as stated in the description
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and methodological bias inherent to the strategic noise mapping process

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Created as part of the Round 4 strategic noise mapping analysis commissioned by Scottish Ministers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 19:03:40.105909

Geography

Scotland