Attachment 8 - Environmental Noise Assessment · MCU23/0078

5.2          Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy
Schedule 6 Planning scheme policies part SC6.2 - PSP1 Preparing a well-made application, SC6.2.4 Appendix
1, states that noise emissions from onsite activities are assessed against the Environmental Protection (Noise)
Policy 2008 (EPP 2008). Details of the criteria and established noise limits are presented in the following
sections.

5.2.1        Acoustic Quality Objectives
Table 8 presents the acoustic quality objectives at noise sensitive receivers as detailed in Schedule 1 of the
EPP2008.

Table 8: Acoustic Quality Objectives at Noise Sensitive Receivers (EPP2008)

                                                   Acoustic Quality Objectives, dB(A)
   Sensitive Receiver        Time of Day
                                               L Aeq,adj,1hr   L A10,adj,1hr   L A1,adj,1hr
   Dwelling                  Day and Evening
                                                   50              55              65
   (Outdoors)                (7am – 10pm)
                             Day and Evening
                                                   35              40              45
   Dwelling                  (7am – 10pm)
   (Indoors)                 Night
                                                   30              35              40
                             (10pm – 7am)



5.2.2        Background Creep
This criterion is to prevent background noise progressively increasing or creeping higher over time with the
establishment of new developments in a locality. EPP2008 states that:

      1. This section states the management intent for an activity involving noise.

      2. To the extent that it is reasonable to do so, noise from an activity must not be—

     -    for noise that is continuous noise measured by LA90,T—more than nil dB(A) greater than the existing
          acoustic environment measured by LA90,T; or

     -    for noise that varies over time measured by LAeq,adj,T—more than 5dB(A) greater than the existing
          acoustic environment measured by LA90,T.

In accordance with the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008, the time period (T) is considered to be a
time interval of at least 15 minutes.




Site: Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville                                                                            16
Reference: 22BRA0078 R01_4