Noise nuisance

Guidance and services

• How to deal with noise problems
  Advice on what you can do if you have a problem with noise from neighbours, local premises and vehicles.
• Fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for environmental offences: guidance
  Explains who can issue fixed penalty notices, how they are managed and maximum fines.
• Noise from model aircraft: code of practice
  Guidance for local authorities on how to reduce and deal with noise from flying model aircraft.
• Noise from loudspeakers on ice-cream vans and similar vehicles: code of practice
  Advice on the legal restrictions on the use of loudspeakers on vehicles such as ice cream vans.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Fixed penalty notice returns: 2018 to 2019
  Report
  Penalties issued by local authorities for litter, dog fouling, graffiti, fly-posting, and noise from 2018 to 2019.
• Update of the synergies and conflicts between air quality and noise: report
  Report
  Reviews the issues associated with road traffic, railway and industrial noise sources.
• Total number of fixed penalty notice returns: 2007 to 2021
  Report
  Penalties issued by local authorities for litter, dog fouling, graffiti, fly-posting, and noise from 2007 to 2021.
• Electrification of railways in south Wales
  Report
  Report on how railway electrification may affect noise levels.
• Fixed penalty notice returns: 2019 to 2020
  Report
  Penalties issued by local authorities for litter, dog fouling, graffiti, fly-posting, and noise from 2019 to 2020.
• Quiet area map: Swansea and Neath Port Talbot
  Map
  Map showing designated quiet areas in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
• Fixed penalty notice returns: 2020 to 2021
  Report
  Penalties issued by local authorities for litter, dog fouling, graffiti, fly-posting, and noise from 2020 to 2021.
• Quiet area map: Cardiff and Penarth
  Map
  Map showing designated quiet areas in Cardiff and Penarth.
• Quiet area map: Newport
  Map
  Map showing designated quiet areas in Newport.
• Review of strategic noise maps
  Report
  Report to find out if noise maps for railways, roads and industry need updating.
• Estimated environmental noise levels
  Report
  A report on changes to noise levels from road, rail and industry.
• Noise and soundscape action plan 2018 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  What we are doing to manage the impact of noise.