Road and rail noise focus of revised planning policy
02 October 2017
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State Planning Policy 5.4: Road and Rail Noise has been reviewed
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Proposed changes to better protect transport corridors and nearby development
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Compatible urban design close to transport corridors such as METRONET a key aim
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Public comment open until Friday December 15
Better land use and development
outcomes around transport corridors such as
METRONET are the aim of a
revised State policy covering
road and
rail noise.
Transport and Planning Minister Rita Saffioti today released the revised
State Planning Policy 5.4: Road and Rail Noise (SPP5.4) and associated
guidelines for public comment.
The revised policy, originally gazetted in 2009, seeks to provide
clearer guidance to minimise unreasonable levels of transport noise
while protecting the State's major transport corridors.
It also puts a greater focus on road and rail noise earlier in the
planning process.
The proposed changes seek to:
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Simplify the noise criteria and assessment process;
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Provide new noise exposure categories that correspond with quiet house design requirements such as building orientation, window glazing and insulation; and
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Provide standardised templates for noise management plans, local planning scheme provisions and notifications on titles.
SPP5.4 broadly applies to new residential developments that are proposed within a range of 60 to 300 metres from a specified transport corridor.
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