Appendix B - Acoustic Report

Your Mates Bowlsy Pty Ltd                                                                      Reference: #1859d1-B
Your Mates Bowls Pub                                                                             Date: 6 March 2025
Noise Impact Assessment


3.3 Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2019
The primary purpose of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy is to achieve the overall
objective of the Environmental Protection Act in relation to the acoustic environment. This involves
the prevention or minimisation of environmental harm.

Environmental harm, which includes environmental nuisance, is the adverse or potential adverse
impact on an environmental value. An environmental value is a quality of the environment that is
conducive to ecological health or public amenity or safety.

3.3.1 Environmental Values
According to the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy, environmental values to be enhanced
or protected are the qualities of the acoustic environment that are conducive to:

     •    Protecting the health and biodiversity of ecosystems;
     •    Human health and wellbeing, including by ensuring a suitable acoustic environment for
          individuals to sleep, study and be involved in recreation, including relaxation and
          conversation; and
     •    Protecting the amenity of the community.

3.3.2 Noise Management Hierarchy
The Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy provides a hierarchy for managing noise that affects
or may affect an environmental value. The Policy states that to the extent it is reasonable to do
so, noise must be dealt with in the following order of preference:

     •    Firstly—avoid the noise;
     •    Secondly—minimise the noise, in the following order;
              o firstly—orientate an activity to minimise the noise;
              o secondly—use best available technology to minimise the noise;
     •    Thirdly—manage the noise.

The Policy also provide quantifiable noise criteria for SRs, which are designed to protect
environmental values. This is discussed further below.

3.3.3 Acoustic Quality Objectives
Schedule 1 of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy provides Acoustic Quality Objectives
for SRs. The relevant Acoustic Quality Objectives have been summarised below.

            Table 5. Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy – Acoustic Quality Objectives
                                     Acoustic quality objectives (measured at the
      Sensitive                                     receptor) dBA
                       Time of day                                                      Environmental value
      receptor
                                     LAeq,adj,1hr   LA10,adj,1hr     LA1,adj,1hr
     Residence         daytime and
                                         50              55              65             health and wellbeing
   (for outdoors)        evening

                       daytime and
                                         35              40              45             health and wellbeing
     Residence           evening
    (for indoors)                                                                      health and wellbeing, in
                        night-time       30              35              40
                                                                                    relation to the ability to sleep




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