Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 - proposed amendment: partial business and regulatory impact assessment
Partial business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the consultation on the proposed amendment to the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
Section 2: Engagement and information gathering
Engagement approach
The development of strategic noise maps for Scotland and the associated noise action plans has required regular stakeholder engagement. These stakeholder groups will continue to meet to work on delivery of the Round 4 noise action plans, and when relevant meet to initiate the Round 5 noise mapping process. Each draft noise action plan is consulted upon, which inform the final plans.
Internal SG engagement/ engagement with wider Public Sector
Internal SG engagement
There are established links regarding noise policy within Scottish Government to Transport Scotland, and Planning Policy and Health Policy. Transport Scotland and Planning Policy have a standing invitation to the monthly agglomerations stakeholder group.
Wider Public Sector
A regular agglomerations stakeholder group (Scottish Environmental Noise Coordination Group) is held that has local authority representatives from each of the Agglomerations. These local authority representatives are generally from Environmental Health, who liaise with their local authority colleagues (i.e. planning). The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is also have representatives at the stakeholder group.
A Transport Noise Action Plan (TNAP) delivery group, including Operating Company leads and other transport stakeholders as required, meets monthly to manage progress of the TNAP actions. Regular meetings are held with transport organisations and stakeholders to help shape input and delivery of the TNAP 2025 to 2029 to ensure all transport providers help to inform, focus, and deliver transport policy to manage noise.
International
Not applicable
Business / Third Sector engagement
Scottish Government has established links with representatives from Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Edinburgh Airports. These representatives have a standing invitation to the monthly agglomerations stakeholder group.
Public consultation
The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”) require the Scottish Government and airport operators to meet a number of statutory requirements to bring about measures which are intended to avoid, prevent, or reduce, on a prioritised area basis, the harmful effects, including annoyance due to the exposure to environmental noise.
A 10-week public consultation will be carried out seeking views on the proposal to amend the 2006 Regulations by extending the interval between the production of strategic noise maps, and associated noise action plans, from five to ten years. The public consultation applies to Scotland only and seeks the views of those interested in noise pollution. The consultation will be conducted from the Scottish Government’s Citizen Space platform, which is publicised from the Scottish Government’s Constellations website.
Other stakeholders
Stakeholder engagement is primarily through the Scottish Environmental Noise Stakeholder Group and the public consultation. Where engagement with other sectors, not previously identified, is required then the Scottish Government will seek to develop an appropriate route to involve the sector.