Tips for controlling noise in licensed venues
Addressing the following questions can go a long way toward ensuring your business does not become a neighbourhood problem.
Venues
- Are the doors and windows closed during entertainment?
- Are the speakers facing away from your neighbours?
- Can you utilise another area of your premises away from your neighbours?
- Is there a soundlock on the entry to the entertainment area?
- Is the type of entertainment suitable to the structure at the premises?
- Have you walked outside and listened for noise from your premises? (If you can make out the actual words to a song, the entertainment is too loud).
- Can you hear the bass noise clearly when outside the venue? This type of noise will impact heavily on neighbours; consider adjusting the bass levels.
- Have you considered installing a sound limiting device? (See your licence conditions for your maximum allowable noise limit.)
- Have you investigated whether double glazing may help with noise control?
- Are all motors adequately maintained?
- Is it necessary to run motors all night (e.g. refrigerators)?
- Can motors be baffled or repositioned away from neighbours?
- Are signs in place requesting patrons be mindful of the neighbourhood?
- Do you have adequate security and lighting in external areas, such as car parks? This will discourage loitering when patrons leave the premises.
- Can you reposition the cab rank away from your neighbours?
Patrons
- Are signs in place requesting patrons be mindful of the neighbourhood?
- Do you have adequate security and lighting in external areas, such as car parks? This will discourage loitering when patrons leave the premises.
- Do you have security monitoring the external areas of the premises at closing time to manage patrons as they leave?
- Can you reposition the cab rank away from your neighbours?
Also consider...
- Read more about compliance for liquor licensees.
- Find out more about patron and staff safety in licensed premises.
- Take our complying with noise requirements for licensed venues refresher and test your knowledge with the quiz.
- Last reviewed: 18 Jun 2019
- Last updated: 9 Aug 2016
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