MUSIC FESTIVAL
ALBERT PARK
NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN
January 2019
INTRODUCTION
St Jerome’s Laneway NZ Ltd is proposing to hold an outdoor music festival in the
Albert Park area on Auckland Anniversary Day 2019.
Condition 14 of the resource Consent requires the consent holder to submit to
Council a noise management plan for certification 2 weeks prior to the
commencement of the event.
The following are the management techniques that have been developed to ensure
that the concert will comply with the requirements of the resource consent and satisfy
the requirements of Section 16 of the Resource Management Act by adopting the
best practicable option to minimise noise to the neighbours.
DESIGN LIMITS
The resource consent for the concert requires the following noise conditions to be
met:
14. The consent holder shall submit to Council (Team Leader Central
Monitoring in conjunction with Environmental Heath - Noise) a noise
management plan for certification 2 weeks prior to the commencement
of the event. The management plan shall specify how and where noise
measurements will be undertaken and may include measurement points
at the mixing desks (once the locations have been confirmed); reverse
calculated based on the noise levels in the following condition
15. The consent holder shall forward the names and contact details of a
person who can be contacted on the day and who will be present on the
day and whilst the event is operating and who have the authority to
adjust noise levels should they measure to be above the noise levels as
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stated in the AUP (Operative in Part) E40.6.5 (70dB LAeq and 80dB LA01)
at assessment points 5 and 6 identified on the plan below. These
details shall be provided to the Principal Specialist Environmental
Health - Noise at Auckland Council at least five days prior to the start of
the event.
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Figure 1. Noise Assessment Points
16. The consent holder shall employ the services of a suitably qualified
acoustic specialist to be onsite during the event to ensure noise levels
do not exceed the noise level specified in the above condition at points
5 and 6. A noise report showing the level of noise at the measurement
points 5 and 6 (predicted to be most affected (Waterloo Quadrant) shall
be forwarded to Council (Team Leader Central Monitoring in
consultation with the Principal Specialist Environmental Health - Noise)
within five days of the measurements having been taken.
17. The consent holder shall have monitoring conducted by a suitably
qualified acoustic specialist to demonstrate compliance with the above
acoustic conditions. The consent holder's acoustic consultant shall
provide an update to a nominated Council representative each hour of
the event with the noise levels from that hour. Should this monitoring
reveal that the acoustic conditions are not being complied with, the
event organiser shall be advised immediately and suitable mitigation
measures (as agreed with Council's Principal Specialist Environmental
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Health - Noise) implemented to ensure that the levels are reduced to
compliant levels.
Assuming all three stages may operate at any one time and based on complying with
a level of 70dB LAeq and 80dB LA01 at points 5 and 6 as shown in Figure 1, the upper
design limit at the mixing desks has been calculated at:
Stage 1:
90dB LAeq as measured at 30m from the stage
Stage 2:
85dB LAeq as measured at 25m from the stage
Stage 3:
85dB LAeq as measured at 25m from the stage
THE PROPOSAL
There are three stages proposed with Stage 1 facing in a southerly direction down
Princes Street, Stage 2 facing to the north and Stage 3 facing to the north west.
Generally only one stage would be used at a time although there may be short
periods when the use of two stages may overlap.
The festival would operate from midday to 10:30pm on Auckland Anniversary Day
with some minor sound checks being carried out on the previous day when the
stages were being set up.
NOISE CONTROL TECHNIQUES
In order to minimise noise to the receiver points as set out in the conditions of
consent (Figure 1 above) it is proposed to have the stage closest to the assessment
points facing to the south away from the assessment points.
It is proposed to control the music at source by monitoring the noise at the mixing
desk of Stage 1, which is the controlling noise source, to ensure the level does not
exceed the design limit as specified above. In addition, the noise will be checked at
sites 5 and 6 regularly throughout the festival with times of approximately 2pm, 4pm,
6pm, 7pm and 9pm being recommended. These times will be reviewed on the day
and may be modified to reflect any significant deviation from the predicted levels.
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That is, if the level is well within the design limit the amount of monitoring will be
reduced and if the is any exceedance the amount of monitoring will be increased.
In the event the noise level is shown to exceed the design criteria the operator at the
mixing desk will be advised and the level will be reduced. This will ensure the noise
limit is complied with.
Monitoring will be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of NZS6801:2008
Acoustics - Measurement of environmental sound and assessed in accordance with
the requirements of NZS6802:2008
Acoustics – Environmental Noise.
COMPLAINTS
A telephone number will be available to the neighbours should they have any
concerns about noise from the site.
Any complaint will be handled competently and complaints received acted upon
immediately by checking the noise level and if the level is shown to exceed the
design criterion the level will be reduced immediately.
A log of any complaints will be kept, which shall include the name and address of the
complainant, if available, what action was undertaken to resolve the complaint, and
any response.
CONCLUSIONS
The Noise Management Plan sets out methods that may be adopted to minimise the
emission of noise from the operation of the music festival. The aim of the Noise
Management Plan is to put in place management techniques that will ensure the
noise from the music festival remains within the parameters of the resource consent
and to control any adverse effect for the neighbours.
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By adopting the recommended techniques as set out above any noise from the music
festival will comply with the conditions of the resource consent and satisfy the
requirements of Section 16 of the Resource Management Act to adopt the best
practicable option to minimise any noise from the site.
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