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State Planning Policy 5.4 Noise and Freight Considerations in Land Use Planning

Evan Jones and Kareena May. State Planning Policy 5.4 Noise and Freight Considerations in Land Use Planning. Presentation Content. Key Issues Freight Rail SPP 5.4 Proposals. SPP 5.4 and Guidelines Background SPP 5.4 Workshop Feedback. 1. SPP 5.4 Background and Purpose.

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State Planning Policy 5.4 Noise and Freight Considerations in Land Use Planning

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  1. Evan Jones and Kareena May State Planning Policy 5.4 Noise and Freight Considerations in Land Use Planning

  2. Presentation Content Key Issues Freight Rail SPP 5.4 Proposals SPP 5.4 and Guidelines Background SPP 5.4 Workshop Feedback

  3. 1. SPP 5.4 Background and Purpose Road and Rail Transport Noise and Freight Considerations in Land Use Planning • The policy objectives are to— • protect people from unreasonable levels of transport noise by establishing a standardised set of criteria to be used in the assessment of proposals; • protect major transport corridors and freight operations from incompatible urban encroachment; • encourage best-practice design and construction standards for new development proposals and new or redeveloped transport infrastructure proposals; • facilitate the development and operation of an efficient freight network; and • facilitate the strategic co-location of freight handling facilities.

  4. 1. SPP 5.4 Background and Purpose Road and Rail Transport Noise and Freight Considerations in Land Use Planning • The policy scope is for— • a proposed new noise-sensitive development in the vicinity of an existing or future major road, rail or freight handling facility; • a proposed new major road or rail infrastructure project; a proposed major redevelopment; and a proposed new freight handling facility. • Noise sensitive development as per EPA Noise Regulations and includes: • Residential premises • Caravan park or camping ground • Hospital • Education • Aged care

  5. SPP 5.4 Implementation Guidelines (under review)

  6. 2. Workshop • Vital to the economy of Perth as it ‘future proofs’ essential freight infrastructure. • The principal mechanism to protect freight corridors from encroachment and incompatible land uses. SPP 5.4

  7. 2. Workshop • SPP 5.4 is effective from a strategic perspective, but difficult to implement through the statutory planning system. • Difficulties in ensuring compatibility with other State Planning Policies. • The policy is complex and not clearlyunderstood by stakeholders. • The policy has a presumption of avoiding conflict but has mostly been used to manage conflict – is it protecting new housing or freight and logistics? • There is patchy implementation across local governments – a lot of which is attitudinal. • Low level of awareness by mum and dad developers and larger developers find ways to ‘work around’ the policy • Very difficult to read and understand with the ‘guts’ of policy too hidden. Also, guidelines need to be easier to use.

  8. 2. Infrastructure Corridors Issues Paper THEME 1: Protection of corridors from encroachment SPP 5.4: There is a lack of clear policy guidance for developers in respect to separation distances, buffers and treatments. There is also a highly inconsistent approach to the determination and implementation of buffers. Key issue 1: Essential infrastructure corridors not adequately protected from sensitive land uses which threaten the State’s economy and may impact on the community. Key issue 2: Urban consolidation and increased densities necessitate the review of amenity and safety policies. ACTION: Investigate potential mechanisms to better protect essential infrastructure corridors from new adjoining sensitive land uses and visa versa.

  9. 3. Key Issues • Perth Regional Freight Network: • Noise control vs. protection of freight network? Proposed Strategic and Major Freight Routes

  10. 3. Key Issues Regional Road Protection Protection of Perth-Darwin Highway planned as per SPP 5.4 at: Sub-regional scale District Scale Local Scale and included as conditions of subdivision and development

  11. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Urban Interface 1984 2014

  12. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Urban Interface 20 metres

  13. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Noise Source: Strategic comparison of transportation noise policies, DoT, Lloyd George Acoustics

  14. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Noise Source: Strategic comparison of transportation noise policies, DoT, Lloyd George Acoustics

  15. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Noise Source: Strategic comparison of transportation noise policies, DoT, Lloyd George Acoustics

  16. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Noise Source: Strategic comparison of transportation noise policies, DoT, Lloyd George Acoustics

  17. 3. Key Issues • Freight Rail: Noise – Guideline Proposals Distance from rail line centre No further measures are required Deemed to comply + Title notification • Detailed noise assessment • + • Confirm implementation • + • Title notification

  18. 3. Proposals • 3.1 Identify Freight Rail Lines Include a 50 -100 metre area along all freight rail routes to help ‘trigger’ SPP 5.4 requirements

  19. 3. Proposals • 3.2 Freight Rail: Reduce Complexity of ‘Deemed to Comply’ Solutions Draft Implementation Guidelines State Planning Policy 5.4 vs. Victorian guidelines example

  20. 3. Proposals • 3.3 Freight Rail: Ensuring application of SPP 5.4 to Single Dwellings • Whilst the policy refers to applies to single dwellings, it acknowledges that most single dwellings are exempt from planning approval. • There is no clear ‘trigger’ for the policy to be applied at building licence.  • Given the forecast increase freight rail task, particular at night it is a concern that single dwellings be protected from noise. • Ensuring that all new single dwellings are subject to the policy would ensure that all new noise sensitive development within close proximity to freight rail lines includes noise mitigation measures. Source: ABS 8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, May 2014 Single house development comprises 80% of all new dwellings each year.

  21. 3. Proposals • 3.4. Freight Rail: Consider implications of proposed noise criteria • Consideration should be given to maximum noise at increased frequency (Lmax) in place the current average criteria of the passby level (Leq) against: • the effect of increasing rail freight at night SPP 5.4 • potential extra construction costs to houses and apartments (and if too high) • The need to include a presumption against noise sensitive development in noise-affected land along part or all freight rail corridors

  22. 3. Proposals • 3.5. Freight Rail: Vibration • Vibration is not specifically addressed in the SPP 5.4. • The draft revised Implementation Guidelines include mention of ground-borne vibration as most commonly associated with rail transport, and at close distances can lead to loss of amenity in noise sensitive areas. • It is understood that further consideration is being given as to agency responsibilities and how a resolution could emerge to be suitable for inclusion in land use instruments and policies.

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