Noise Report 54 Boronia Road MCU17-0546

Allstar Metal Fabrication
Environmental Noise Level Impact Assessment of Metal Fabrication Business, 54 Boronia Road, Cootharaba      Page 1 of 17



INTRODUCTION

Allstar Metal Fabrication operate from a Rural Zone property located at 54 Boronia Road, Cootharaba
(Lot 13 on SP116696). It is understood that Allstar Metal Fabrication have operated from this site for
approximately 5 years, in a detached shed (detached from the residential dwelling) which is orientated
approximately east-west, and only operate during the daytime, up to 6 days per week (Monday to
Saturday), excluding public holidays. The metal fabrication business would be Home Based Business
Type 3 (significant scale).

The Allstar Metal Fabrication building is blocked off at the eastern end with a shipping container, which
is used for storage. At the western end of the Allstar Metal Fabrication building there is a storage area
which includes a full height solid wall on the western side, but is open on the southern side (of the
storage area). This southern opening is the access to the Allstar Metal Fabrication building.

David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd have been contracted by Allstar Metal Fabrication to prepare a noise
impact assessment report to form part of their application seeking approval as a home based business.
This noise impact assessment included source noise level measurements both inside the workshop
building in September 2017, as well as outside the eastern end of the workshop building, together with a
7-day ambient noise assessment from 46 Boronia Road. An additional source noise assessment was
conducted in March 2018 to assess the noise from the new guillotine and metal folding machine. This
noise impact assessment considers noise impact to both the closest boundaries to the workshop,
namely the eastern and western boundaries.

This report details the results of the 7-day ambient noise assessment, source noise level measurements
inside the Allstar Metal Fabrication workshop, as well as outside the workshop adjacent to the eastern
wall.

Refer Figure 1 for locality plan, monitoring locations A and B and the closest residences. Monitoring
location A was used for source noise level measurements whilst monitoring location B was used for the
ambient noise assessment, with no influence of any noise from Allstar Metal Fabrication.




David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd                                               Our reference: R17078/D3286/Rev.1/2.04.18