MCU14/0056 Acoustic report Att H - Information response

2 Noise Criteria

2.1 Road Traffic Noise Criteria

2.1.1 Department of Transport and Main Roads

The Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP) have released the State
Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP). Module 1.1 ‘Managing noise and vibration impacts
from transport corridors state code’ (DSDIP, 2013) of SDAP includes a summary of noise criteria
taken from TMR’s document entitled ‘Transport and Main Roads Policy for Development on Land
Affected by Environmental Emissions from Transport and Transport Infrastructure Version 2, 10 May
2013’ (DLAEETTI)(TMR, 2013). Road traffic noise criteria included within DLAEETTI is summarised
below in Table 2.1and Table 2.2 for external and internal criteria respectively.

                                  Table 2.1: DLAEETTI External Noise Level Criteria
   Transport           Development            Location within                   Environmental criteria
 Infrastructure            type                Development
  State-controlled    Accommodation               All facades             ≤ 60 dB(A) L10 (18hr) facade corrected
        road             activities                                    (measured L90 (8hr) free field between 10pm
         OR           Residential care                                              and 6am ≤ 40dB(A))
    Multi-modal           facilities                                      ≤ 63 dB(A) L10 (18hr) facade corrected
   Corridor which                                                      (measured L90 (8hr) free field between 10pm
does not include a                                                                  and 6am > 40dB(A))
railway or includes                          Private open space        ≤ 57 dB(A) L10 (18hr) free field (measured L90
 <15 single railway                                                   (18hr) free field between 6am and midnight ≤
       events                                                                             45dB(A))
                                                                       ≤ 60 dB(A) L10 (18hr) free field (measured L90
                                                                      (18hr) free field between 6am and midnight >
                                                                                          45dB(A))



                                   Table 2.2: DLAEETTI Internal Noise Level Criteria
   Transport           Development            Location within                   Environmental criteria
 Infrastructure            type                  building
  State-controlled    Accommodation          Habitable rooms all   ≤ 35 dB(A) Leq (1hr) (maximum hour over 24 hours)
        road             activities                times
         OR           Residential care
      Busway              facilities
         OR
      Light rail
         OR
    Multi-modal
   corridor which
does not include a
railway or includes
 <15 single railway
       events



As the proposed development is located in a transportation noise corridor, it is required to be
assessed under the Queensland Development Code (QDC) MP 4.4 Buildings in a Transport Noise


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