32Aircraft noise

32 Aircraft noise

32 Aircraft noise

(1) Objectives

• to prevent certain noise sensitive developments from locating in proximity to Coolangatta Airport and its flight paths.

• to minimise the noise impact from the operation of Coolangatta Airport on development in its vicinity.

(2) This clause applies to land within the 20 or higher ANEF contour.

(3) Consent must not be granted to development for the purpose of a caravan park, child care centre, hospital or educational establishment or for residential development (including subdivision for residential purposes, but not including the erection or use of a dwelling house) within the 25 or higher ANEF contour.

(4) The consent authority must not grant consent to the erection of a dwelling house within the 25 or higher ANEF contour unless it imposes a condition on the consent that the building is to meet the building construction requirements of Australian Standard AS 2021–1994(Acoustics–Aircraft noise intrusion—Building siting and construction).

(5) When deciding whether to grant consent to development for—

(a) the purpose of a caravan park, child care centre, hospital or educational establishment or for residential development between the 20 and 25 ANEF contours, or

(b) a community building, place of assembly, place of public worship or retail, commercial or light industrial purposes within the 25 or higher ANEF contour,

the consent authority must consider Australian Standard AS 2021–1994(Acoustics–Aircraft noise intrusion—Building siting and construction).