Appendix B - Acoustic Report

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


                                          Acoustic quality objectives (measured at the
      Sensitive                                          receptor) dBA
                         Time of day                                                          Environmental value
      receptor
                                          LAeq,adj,1hr    LA10,adj,1hr    LA1,adj,1hr
                            when the
  Commercial and                                                                             health and wellbeing, in
                            activity is
  retail activity (for                        45               --              --            relation to the ability to
                            open for
      indoors)                                                                                      converse
                            business
  Hospital, surgery
  or other medical
                         visiting hours       35               --              --             health and wellbeing
   institution (for
      indoors)



3.3.4 Background Creep
In accordance with the policy, to the extent that it is reasonable to do so, noise must be dealt with
in a way that ensures –

     a) The noise does not have any adverse effect, or potential adverse effect, on an
        environmental value under this policy; and
     b) Background creep in an area or place is prevented or minimised.

No quantitative background creep criteria are provided within the EPP (Noise) 2019. Therefore,
the criteria from the EPP (Noise) 2008 have been applied:

To the extent that it is reasonable to do so, noise from an activity must note be-

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

Based on the EPP (Noise) 2008 background creep criteria, the limits are derived herein.

          Table 6. Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 – Background creep criteria

                                                                                Background creep criteria dBA
      Sensitive           Assessment         Measured Background
      receptor              period                   L90
                                                                         Continuous noise limit     Variable noise limit
                                                                                (LA90)                     (LAeq)

                                Day                      47                         47                       52
     Residence
                             Evening                     47                         47                       52
    (at façade)
                               Night                     44                         44                       49




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