Email with Minor change to development application - MCU21_0110

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undergone several design changes since the Noise Impact Assessment (NIA) was submitted
with the original application. The updated acoustic report considers the following:

•     Changes to the tennis court’s location; and
•     Changes to the carpark activity, loading dock and delivery/collection vehicle movement,
      including a further review of potential approaches to address the grease trap truck pump
      noise.

In terms of compliance, the NIA has concluded that:

•     Tennis Courts - While compliance with the daytime noise limit is achieved, exceedances
      are experienced at R2 and R3 during evening and nighttime. The following is proposed to
      achieve compliance throughout the day:
           o Maintain operations as proposed (4 tennis courts) during daytime (7am to 6pm).
           o Limits operations to two courts during the evening (6pm to 9pm).
           o No tennis court use during nighttime (9pm to 7am).
•     Pool - The pool was previously modelled as 1 point source at 1 pool location, with a SWL
      of 88 dBA. This has been changed as 4 point sources with a SWL of 81 dBA, scattered across
      all. Compliance is predicted at all receiver locations.
•     Deliveries - The majority of deliveries and waste collection activities are expected to occur
      at the existing clubhouse and hence there is no significant change to the noise impact.
      Deliveries and waste collection activities are suggested to be limited to daytime hours 7am
      to 6pm, which is currently the case.
•     Delivery / waste collection – The activity’s impact on the site is summarised as follows:
           o Delivery of linen by trucks to the proposed development is predicted to have no
              impact on the noise levels at R1, R2 and R3.
           o Collection of residual grease via a vacuum truck visiting the site once every 2
              months has the potential for adverse acoustic impacts on R1, with a predicted noise
              level of 65 dBA LAeq,15min. Given the infrequent nature of vacuum pump
              operations (15-30 minutes per month) a relaxed noise limit may be applied.
•     Clubhouse activities - The activities associated with proposed clubhouse layout changes
      generate low levels of noise relative to other noise sources on site. Additionally, the
      clubhouse is fully enclosed, which will heavily mitigate noise levels generated from the
      clubhouse. As such, proposed clubhouse changes are expected to be compliant with the
      noise limits.

The proposed development either complies with the relevant noise standards for the various
activities or can be conditioned to comply. The only area of non-compliance is the infrequent
nature of vacuum pump operations (15-30 minutes per month) for which a relaxed noise limit
may be applied.

In my opinion, the collection of waste by the vacuum pump once every 2 months for a period
of about 30 minutes during the day will not have a significant impact on the amenity of the


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undergone several design changes since the Noise Impact Assessment (NIA) was submitted
with the original application. The updated acoustic report considers the following:

e Changes to the tennis court's location; and

e Changes to the carpark activity, loading dock and delivery/collection vehicle movement,
including a further review of potential approaches to address the grease trap truck pump
noise.

In terms of compliance, the NIA has concluded that:

e Tennis Courts - While compliance with the daytime noise limit is achieved, exceedances
are experienced at R2 and R3 during evening and nighttime. The following is proposed to
achieve compliance throughout the day:

o Maintain operations as proposed (4 tennis courts) during daytime (7am to 6pm).

o Limits operations to two courts during the evening (6pm to 9pm).

o No tennis court use during nighttime (99m to 7am).

e Pool - The pool was previously modelled as 1 point source at 1 pool location, with a SWL
of 88 dBA. This has been changed as 4 point sources with a SWL of 81 dBA, scattered across
all. Compliance is predicted at all receiver locations.

e Deliveries - The majority of deliveries and waste collection activities are expected to occur
at the existing clubhouse and hence there is no significant change to the noise impact.
Deliveries and waste collection activities are suggested to be limited to daytime hours 7am
to 6pm, which is currently the case.

e Delivery / waste collection - The activity’s impact on the site is summarised as follows:

o Delivery of linen by trucks to the proposed development is predicted to have no
impact on the noise levels at R1, R2 and R3.

o Collection of residual grease via a vacuum truck visiting the site once every 2
months has the potential for adverse acoustic impacts on R1, with a predicted noise
level of 65 dBA LAeq,15min. Given the infrequent nature of vacuum pump
operations (15-30 minutes per month) a relaxed noise limit may be applied.

e Clubhouse activities - The activities associated with proposed clubhouse layout changes
generate low levels of noise relative to other noise sources on site. Additionally, the
clubhouse is fully enclosed, which will heavily mitigate noise levels generated from the
clubhouse. As such, proposed clubhouse changes are expected to be compliant with the
noise limits.

The proposed development either complies with the relevant noise standards for the various
activities or can be conditioned to comply. The only area of non-compliance is the infrequent
nature of vacuum pump operations (15-30 minutes per month) for which a relaxed noise limit
may be applied.

In my opinion, the collection of waste by the vacuum pump once every 2 months for a period

of about 30 minutes during the day will not have a significant impact on the amenity of the

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