Sydney
,
New South Wales
Message
We understand that submissions will soon be under review.
We wish to bring to your attention and hopefully further instil with
the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) the need for robust
conditions when consenting to the application, in particular relating
to the operation of mechanical equipment overnight. As mentioned in
our submission, we have suffered far too many instances of sleep
deprivation because of overnight noise disturbance (low frequency
noise) from the Barangaroo South site. The noise issue relating to the
operation of the de-watering of the site last year clearly
demonstrates that unless mechanical equipment, which is to operate
overnight are themselves attenuated and attenuated within the areas
they are placed then ours and the community's night time amenity will
be adversely affected.
We recently experienced another night of deprived sleep from what we
believe was a re-emergence of the noise relating to the de-watering
functions on the site. The matter was reported but as is always the
case there has been no timely response. While it appears this may be
an intermittent problem the fact remains that our night time amenity
continues to be threatened by the overnight use of mechanical
equipment.
As the One Sydney Harbour site evolves, unless the DPE imposes robust
conditions covering the need for attenuation of mechanical equipment
(self powered lights, pumps, generators, fans and etc), and
attenuation within the areas placed when operating overnight, then
ours and the community's night time amenity will remain threatened.
We hope our submission and this additional information gives
justification to the Department to ensure consents provide the robust
conditions to ensure the surrounding neighbours night time amenity is
protected.
Unless the Department of Planning and Environment acts to protect
communities night time amenity.. then who will?