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Planning Bill

Foundations - Duties and restrictions - General duties

24: Duty to avoid unreasonable noise

You could also call this:

"Keep noise levels down to avoid disturbing others"

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You must try to keep noise levels reasonable when you do certain activities. You need to choose the best option to keep noise down when you occupy land or do something in a water body. This helps keep noise from getting too loud. You can still have rules about noise levels in plans or as conditions for planning consents. These rules can help control how much noise is made. You must follow these rules to keep noise levels reasonable. If you are doing something that might be noisy, you should think about how to keep the noise down. You must do your best to keep noise from getting too loud. This is an important part of being considerate of others.

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Part 2Foundations
Duties and restrictions: General duties

24Duty to avoid unreasonable noise

  1. A person who does any of the following activities must adopt the best practicable option to ensure that any emission of noise from the activity does not exceed a reasonable level:

  2. occupy land (including any premises and any coastal marine area):
    1. an activity in, on, or under a water body or the coastal marine area.

      1. This section does not prevent—

      2. a national rule or rule in a plan from setting controls on the emission of noise; or
        1. a planning consent from including a condition relating to the emission of noise.