Noise Report [As Published] · 132007.2398

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RSL Care =
Proposed RSL Retirement Village, Cooroy — Road and Rail Noise Assessment =

 

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 SCOPE OF STUDY

Air Noise Environment was commissioned by RSL Care Pty Ltd to undertake a noise impact
study for a proposed RSL retirement village in Cooroy. The assessment has considered the
impacts of road and rail noise on the retirement village, as well as the acoustic impact of the
development on surrounding sensitive receptors (on-site and off-site).

Modelling of road and rail noise has been completed to determine areas potentially affected
by the Cooroy Connection Road and the Cooroy rail corridor. Where exceedances are
predicted acoustic controls are considered for the development in accordance with the
requirements of the Queensland Department of Main Roads' and the Environmental
Protection (Noise) Policy 1997°.

Noise emissions from the proposed development including services and fixed plant have been
assessed in accordance with the Noosa Shire Planning Scheme (2006)*.

1.2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

The development site (Lot 1 on RP 215922) comprises an undeveloped 9.508 Ha lot and is
located at the corner of the Cooroy Connection Road and Pearsons Road in Cooroy (see
Figure 1). The Cooroy rail corridor is located on the western side of the Cooroy Connection
Road, which borders the south-western boundary of the development.

The proposed retirement village will comprise the following features:

120 bed two storey aged care facility;

two apartment blocks each comprising up to 20 units;
118 single storey Independent Living Units (ILUs); and
multi-purpose community village centre including pool.

Figure 2 presents the proposed lot layout for the development. Computational predictive noise
modelling has been undertaken to determine whether mitigation measures are required to
achieve an appropriate acoustic environment at the development.

1.3 TASKS UNDERTAKEN

The tasks undertaken for the project are as follows:

® existing noise monitoring;

* prediction of future traffic noise levels using the Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CORTN)

' Road Traffic Noise Management: Code of Practice, Main Roads, 2000.
? Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 1997, Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, 1997.
3 Noosa Shire Planning Scheme, Noosa Shire Council, 2006.

 

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