http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/brea ... 6769939782
THE RAAF says a local council in NSW is allowing people to build near one of its busiest bases where they will be blasted with aircraft noise.
Air force chief Air Marshal Geoff Brown said he was disappointed with decisions by Port Stephens Council to provide exemptions to its planning rules for some developments near RAAF Williamtown, north of Newcastle.
He said new developments were inside the contours on the Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) map that were
deemed unsuitable by the relevant Australian Standards.
"Home owners that purchase these new developments are acquiring properties that will be exposed to high levels of aircraft noise both now with F/A-18A/B Hornets and F-35A in the future,"
he said in a statement.
Air Marshal Brown said the continuing trend by Port Stephens Council to approve development in the ANEF "conditionally acceptable" zone
undermined the hard work to reduce the impact of aircraft noise.
He said aircraft noise would never be eliminated and it would never be possible for home owners to soundproof their backyards.
...als de lokale overheid niet luistert, dan mogelijke nieuwe huiseigenaren hopelijk wel...
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