2017-10-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                10 OCTOBER 2017




                                  Figure 2 – Location of pool on site

Home-Based Business Provisions
Noise
The noise generated by the business is currently clearly audible to residents adjacent to the site’s
pool throughout the operating hours of the use. While the proposed acoustic wall may assist in
reducing noise levels of the proposed swim school to the adjoining property on the eastern
boundary somewhat, it is unlikely to be fully effective. (Refer to Figures 3 and 4).
Councils Environmental Health Coordinator has advised that noise from the business’s activities
would travel over the proposed acoustic fence and the fence would need to be higher to
satisfactorily mitigate noise. Council’s Environmental Health Coordinator advises that the pool
would have to be fully enclosed to satisfactorily mitigate noise impacts for adjoining residents.
The noise cannot be suitably contained within the boundaries of the site without significant works
and the applicant has advised that enclosing the pool would not be viable.

                                                                                Figure 3 – Pool
                                                                                perspective facing
                                                                                the eastern fence and
                                                                                boundary of the site




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