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M25: Noise

Asked by Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 5042

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many noise important areas of the M25 there are within Surrey; and what the locations are.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for creating noise maps, and associated Noise Important Areas, as part of implementing the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. These road noise maps and the associated Noise Important Areas can be viewed online here: http://extrium.co.uk/noiseviewer.html.

There are 30 Noise Important Areas along the M25 within Surrey:

  • NIA 1295 – M25 section between Staines and junction 12

  • NIA 6262 – M25 section around Lyne Crossing Road, Chertsey

  • NIA 5885 – M25 section around Hardwick Lane, Chertsey

  • NIA 13841 – M25 section around Guildford Road, Chertsey

  • NIA 5887 – M25 section around Green Lane/Bittams Lane, Chertsey

  • NIA 1287 – M25 section between Church Road and Coombelands Road

  • NIA 1286 – M25 section around Woodham Lane, New Haw

  • NIA 1285 – M25 section around Gorselands Close, Byfleet

  • NIA 14887 – M25 section around Holly Bush Stables, West Byfleet

  • NIA 5859 – M25 section around Pointers Road, Cobham

  • NIA 5858 – M25 section around Horsley Road, Cobham

  • NIA 5975 – M25 section around Woodlands Road, Leatherhead

  • NIA 1265 – M25 section around junction 9, Leatherhead

  • NIA 1028 – M25 section around Leatherhead Road, Leatherhead

  • NIA 6263 – M25 section around Tiley Lane, Epsom

  • NIA 14888 – M25 section around Hurst Lane, Headley

  • NIA 5902 – M25 section around Sturts Lane, Tadworth

  • NIA 5909 – M25 section around Walton Heath, Tadworth

  • NIA 5911 – M25 section around Margery Close, Tadworth

  • NIA 5910 – M25 section around Colley Hill Water Tower

  • NIA 5912 – M25 section around Colley Hill Water Tower

  • NIA 5913 – M25 section around Margery Lane, Reigate

  • NIA 5914 – M25 section around Margery Hall, Reigate

  • NIA 6292 – M25 around junction 7, Reigate

  • NIA 5917 – M25 around junction 7 Warwick Wold Road

  • NIA 5920 - M25 section around The Conduit, Redhill

  • NIA 5923 – M25 section around Roughets Lane, Godstone

  • NIA 5925 – M25 section around Tanbridge Hill Lane, Godstone

  • NIA 5926 – M25 section around Chalkpit Lane, Oxted

  • NIA 5927 – M25 section around Titsey Road, Titsey

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