Basement-construction-vibration-guideline

5.    Vibration management plan requirements
Where required by a planning development approval condition, a vibration management plan must be
prepared by a suitably qualified professional familiar with the management of vibration impacts from
construction activities.
A separate noise management plan may also be required for general construction. This will be detailed
within the development conditions. Refer also to our Management plans webpage.
The vibration management plan can be lodged with the City at [email protected] using our
application for management plan form; this needs to include the information below as a minimum.


5.1    Site description
An accurate property description needs to be provided within the report, which may include several lots.

5.2    Site plan
A site plan must be provided showing the location of the proposed works and neighbouring buildings.

The following information also needs to be included for all neighbouring buildings:
    use
    height
    distance
    hours of operation (if relevant, childcare, retail etc)

5.3    Proposal
Include details of the proposal including:
     site area
     proposed building height
     proposed basement depth
     proposed method of basement construction

5.4    Development approval conditions being responding to
Detail what development approval conditions the vibration management plan is responding to.

5.5    Predicted vibration levels and sources
Provide details of predicted vibration levels and sources from the proposed basement construction.

5.6    Treatments and management practices
Identify measures and work practices to be implemented to ensure vibration from basement construction
activities are managed and mitigated. The chosen standard and the general approach taken for
adherence to prediction and measurement protocols should be included.

5.7    Neighbouring building consent
If levels exceeding PPV 1.0 mm/s are proposed at the neighbouring building (as per Table 3), written
agreement from the affected neighbouring building owner or body corporate is required together with an
RPEQ structural engineer report addressing structural aspects.

5.8    Site vibration monitoring
Identify the measures and work procedures to monitor vibration emissions when required by section 4.5.

5.9    Complaint response procedure
Provide details of complaint response procedures.



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