A good quality noise assessment can determine the impact of noise emanating from a premises to the affected nearby residents. The acoustic expert could help identify what noise sources of a licensed premises would have; where the affected noise sensitive receivers would be situated; and how the noise would be transmitted and mitigated. Corresponding mitigation measures thus can be developed after carrying out the assessment. Once the assessment is completed, the applicant should consider the necessary measures which can reduce noise levels to meet the noise criteria.
If the noise impact assessment indicates that noise from the operation of the establishment would inevitably cause annoyance to the neighbouring community or the premises is not viable for holding activities like entertainment performance taking account of the layout of the premises the liquor licensee is advised to consider an alternative location for the premises. If the premises has already been licensed, retrofitting mitigation measures and additional noise management measures should be implemented to reduce the noise impact to the nearby residents.