PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management·Page 25·6.20
Noise Control Measures and Department Approach
The Department aims to limit noise through containing equipment in buildings, using amenity bunds with buffer planting, and consulting District Councils. The planning system is most effective for controlling location of noise sources relative to sensitive uses.
The aim of the Department will be to achieve safe systems that limit the range of noise generated. For instance, noise from conveyors and baling equipment can be contained when located within buildings. Some external disturbance will be inevitable however from loading, unloading and associated vehicular movements. Amenity bunds, incorporating appropriate buffer planting on large sites, such as landfills, can help ameliorate the adverse effects of noise and other nuisances on nearby properties. The Department will consult the relevant District Council for advice on these issues. As a general rule the planning system is more effective in dealing with those aspects of noise control which require control of location, for example of sources of noise with respect to noise sensitive uses nearby.
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