• Technical information
  Publications
  Reports
  EU Directives
  Government requirements
  
  
  

There is a host of UK government legislation on noise nuisance. The government body responsible for the control of noise is the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and within Defra, the Noise and Nuisance Policy Team. This body is responsible for:

• Developing policy on neighbourhood noise
• Developing policy on ambient noise
• Negotiating on and implementing EU environmental noise legislation
• Managing noise research
• Disseminating information on how to avoid causing a noise nuisance and on what to do if you are affected by noise nuisance

Source: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment