Impact of rail noise or vibration on non-rail development
2.100 Impact of rail noise or vibration on non-rail development
This section applies to development for any of the following purposes that is on land in or adjacent to a rail corridor and that the consent authority considers is likely to be adversely affected by rail noise or vibration—
residential accommodation,
a place of public worship,
a hospital,
an educational establishment or centre-based child care facility.
Before determining a development application for development to which this section applies, the consent authority must take into consideration any guidelines that are issued by the Planning Secretary for the purposes of this section and published in the Gazette.
If the development is for the purposes of residential accommodation, the consent authority must not grant consent to the development unless it is satisfied that appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that the following LAeq levels are not exceeded—
in any bedroom in the residential accommodation—35 dB(A) at any time between 10.00 pm and 7.00 am,
anywhere else in the residential accommodation (other than a garage, kitchen, bathroom or hallway)—40 dB(A) at any time.
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