The State Government is poised to crack down on whingers who move close to pubs and nightclubs — then complain about the noise.

Proposed new rules to better protect established venues will be unveiled today, starting in Northbridge but potentially to be applied to other entertainment precincts.

New apartments would have to come with a noise warning on the title and the onus for noise attenuation would fall on developers, rather than venues, under the proposed changes. All new developments would have to demonstrate plans to mitigate noise.

The State’s environmental noise protection regulations would be changed by removing “outdoor amenity protections” so that noise levels for residents would be assessed from inside an apartment with the doors and windows closed, rather than outside on a balcony.

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The Government will today release for public comment a plan to create a “special control area” in Northbridge within which the proposed protective measures for pubs, nightclubs and live music venues would be applied through the City of Perth’s local planning scheme.

Similar precincts could be established elsewhere.

Infill development in Perth has brought with it conflict between venues and residents this year prompting the city to advise would-be inner-city residents to spend some time there before making the move.

Northbridge’s population jumped 21 per cent between 2011 and 2016.

The Court Hotel owner Bree Maddox welcomed the changes, for which industry has lobbied for years. She has spent “millions” tackling noise concerns.

“There’s only so much a venue can do,” she said. “We’ve had ongoing issues here for over 10 years. We’re excited; this is a really important first step for us in solving the problem.”

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti said the aim was to achieve a better balance between residents and entertainment venues, particularly as density in the city continued to grow.

“It’s really making it more of a transparent process so that if you buy into the area you’re aware that you’re buying into an area (with noise),” she said.

“We don’t want venues shutting down because they can’t operate.

“There’s no real processes currently.

“These land-use clashes are happening both here and across the suburbs so this (Northbridge) is the first area that we’re looking at but we think having these types of guidelines or this framework rolled out will help protect music venues around the city and the suburbs.

“These are the types of places you want to be operating because you want people to be able to go out and enjoy themselves and that vibrancy. We have to manage it better and they do it around the world and we have to do the same because we don’t want a dead city, we want a vibrant, active city.”

Perth MLA John Carey said boundaries for the Northbridge precinct would be set by the city.

However, the Government has suggested an area bounded by Newcastle, Fitzgerald, Wellington and Stirling streets. Changes would not apply retrospectively.

“You have to get some balance and make sure that people that enter understand what they’re entering,” Mr Carey said.