Environmental protection areas for silence

These maps form part of the Provincial Environmental Ordinance of South Holland and contain the environmental protection areas for silence in the province. The production of these maps is based on the current environmental protection areas for silence, as determined by the Provincial Council in the context of the Provincial Environmental Ordinance of South Holland. The maps provide an overview of the environmental protection areas for silence (quiet areas) under the Provincial Environmental Ordinance of South Holland, as it applies after the amendments of the eighth tranche that came into force on 1 May 2013. An environmental protection area for silence is an area designated in the Provincial Environmental Ordinance as referred to in Article 1.2, second paragraph, under b, of the Environmental Management Act, for which rules have been laid down in the Provincial Environmental Ordinance regarding the prevention or limitation of noise nuisance. The designated areas are indicated on maps associated with the Provincial Environmental Ordinance. The area is primarily determined on the basis of the noise impact criterion, the 40db(A) contour. However, this is not used as a hard boundary, the boundaries are sometimes partly determined by recognizable elements in the landscape (ditches, roads and waterways) with a clear dividing effect.