Glasgow agglomeration: noise action plan

4. Governance of Noise Action Planning

4.1 Competent Authority

The Scottish Government is the Competent Authority for END in Scotland.

4.2 Scottish Environmental Noise Steering Group ( SENSG)

Delivery of the END objectives in Scotland has been achieved through extensive partnership working. Scottish Government has assumed responsibility for co-ordination of the noise mapping and action planning exercises but this has been heavily supported by individual working groups dealing with each of the agglomerations, major airports and other transport systems. These working groups have benefited from a multi disciplinary membership including Local Authorities, other agencies and key partners.

The Scottish Environmental Noise Steering Group ( SENSG) comprises representation from organisations with varying responsibility for environmental noise, namely the Scottish Government, AECOM, Local Authorities, SEPA, Transport Scotland, and airport operators. SENSG provides a forum for discussions on progression of the Noise Action Planning, with the governance arrangement shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: END Governance Arrangements in Scotland

4.3 Glasgow Agglomeration Noise Working Group

Production of the Glasgow Noise Action Plan was overseen by the Glasgow Noise Working Group (under the auspice of SENSG) and comprised Glasgow City Council (chair), East Dunbartonshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, West Dunbartonshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and AECOM. The principle objective of the Glasgow Noise Working Group was to comply with END and the Scottish Regulations in order to 'produce a Glasgow Noise Action Plan containing clear tangible actions via collaboration and partnering'.