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NI Railways

Environmental Noise Directive Noise Action Plan

Public Consultation

The consultation document seeks your views on Translink NI Railways proposed Noise Action Plan, which aims to manage and where possible reduce the impact of noise arising from the railway operations of NI Railways during the period 2025 – 2030. 

It reflects our commitment to controlling the adverse effects of our operations and minimizing their impact on the local communities in which we operate. In respect of noise this means implementing industry best practice to limit and reduce, where necessary, the number of people affected by noise arising from our operations.

The Noise Action Plan has been prepared in accordance with the European Union Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), also known as the ‘END’, the Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, which transpose the Directive into local legislation, and its supporting guidance. It is based on the results of strategic noise mapping produced under the terms of the Regulations and covers noise from railways mapped within the Belfast agglomeration.

We hope this publication shows the importance the organisation gives to the issue and our determination in minimizing the impact where possible.

More importantly we take consultation and the concerns expressed regarding the effects of noise on the local community very seriously. We want to know what you think we are doing right and what you think we could be doing better. That is why we are running a public consultation on our draft plan before publishing the final document for presentation to the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs.

An equality screening form for proposed Noise Action plan can be read here.

So if you would like to make your views known, you can send your responses in several ways: By email to environment@translink.co.uk.

By post to

Environmental Noise Action Plan

SH&E Dept.

9st Floor.

22 Great Victoria Street

Belfast

BT2 7LX

Responses must be received by 2pm on Friday 19th September. Translink accepts no responsibility for responses received after this deadline.

Download the Consultation Document

You can download the consultation document for the draft Noise Action Plan at the link below.

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How we will treat the information you provide

When responding, please state whether you are doing so as an individual or representing the views of an organisation. If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, please make it clear who the organisation represents, and where applicable, how the views of its members were assembled.

Before you submit your response, please consider the information below on the confidentiality of consultations. This will give you guidance on the legal position about any information given to us in response to this consultation. Translink will process all information you provide in accordance with our Group Privacy Notice. Should you respond in an individual capacity, your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties should you request confidentiality.

Information provided in response to this consultation will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Code of Practice.

Translink will publish a synopsis of responses following completion of the consultation process. Information provided in your response and all other responses to this consultation may be disclosed in accordance with the access to information legislation including the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Translink can only refuse to disclose information in exceptional circumstances.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives the public a right of access to any information held by a public authority, in this case Translink. This right of access to information includes information provided in response to a consultation. Translink cannot automatically consider as confidential information supplied to it in response to a consultation.

The information provided by you in response to the consultation is unlikely to be treated as confidential, except in very particular circumstances. Translink has the responsibility to decide whether any information provided by you in response to this consultation should be made public or treated as confidential. If you would like the information that you provide to be treated as confidential, you must explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential. If we receive a request for disclosure of the information we will take full account of your explanation, but we cannot give an assurance that confidentiality can be maintained in all circumstances.

Should you respond in an individual capacity; Translink will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. This means that your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties should you request confidentiality. For further information about confidentiality of responses please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.