Rfi - Attachment E - Acoustic Report

                                                                                                                                         Proposed Multiple Dwellings
                                                                                                                               101-105 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Noosaville
                                                                                                                                                   Acoustic Report
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Comparing the two standards it can been seen that the Acoustic quality Objectives for the Environmental
Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 (EPP Noise) relating to internal noise levels within dwellings are the same or
less that those from Australian Standard AS 2107 Acoustics – Recommended design sound levels and
reverberation times for building interiors. Given this the Acoustic quality Objectives for the Environmental
Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 (EPP Noise) will be used to assess noise impacts from the surrounding
commercial properties on the development in this report. In order to satisfy the requirements of the
Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 (EPP Noise) a series of acoustic treatments will be applied to
the dwellings in order to achieve the internal Acoustic quality Objectives.



4.2 Noise from On Site Activities

A pool area will form part of the development. This area will be located on the south-east corner of the site.
Noise from the pool area could impact neighbouring residential properties. In order to assess the noise
impacts on these neighbouring properties in accordance with recommendations of SC6.2.4 Appendix 1 -
Requirements for technical assessments and reports of the Noose Shire Plan 2020 reference will again be
made to the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 and more specifically the Background Creep
Criteria.

The Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 Background Creep Criteria relate noise impacts generated
by a noise source to existing background (LA90T ) noise levels at the receiver. The Environmental Protection
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(Noise) Policy was reviewed in 2008 with the new policy commencing on the 1 January 2009. The
recommended criteria from Part 4 of this policy in relation to Background Creep are:

             (2)           To the extent that it is reasonable to do so, noise from an activity must not be –

                           (a) For noise that is continuous noise measured by LA90T – more than nil dB(A) greater than
                                the existing acoustic environment measured by LA90T ; or

                           (b) For noise that varies over time measured by LAeqT – more than 5 dB(A) greater than the
                                existing acoustic environment measured by LA90T ;


In this report Decibell Consulting will firstly measure the existing background (LA90T ) noise levels at the
receiver and then apply the above Background Creep criteria from Environment Protection (Noise) Policy
2008 to the predicted noise impacts from the proposed development.




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