Sports facilities exempt from noise regulations. Residents and MP intervene.
- The provisions of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage's draft bill on this issue were recently criticized by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Marcin Wiącek. "Promoting sports activities cannot come at the expense of citizens' rights to protection from noise," he emphasizes.
- In the context of similar changes being developed by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, PiS MP Bartłomiej Wróblewski submitted an interpellation to this ministry, demanding an answer to its position on the Commissioner for Human Rights, whether it has the appropriate analyses and is aware of the recommendations of specialists.
- "In response to the actions of politicians and officials aimed at preventing those injured by the proximity of sports facilities from defending their health and lives in court, a Facebook profile called "Przy Orliku" was created," notes one of the residents.
A week and a half ago, we reported that the Commissioner for Human Rights had criticized the draft regulation of the Ministry of Climate and Environment regarding the exemption of sports facilities from noise standards, which would prevent people living in their vicinity from fighting for their health in court.
Human Rights Ombudsman: the development of physical culture cannot be an end in itselfMarcin Wiącek points out the unconstitutionality of such a solution, as well as the unjustified haste in introducing changes and the lack of broad public consultations.
" Promoting sports activity cannot come at the expense of citizens' rights to protection from noise. The development of physical culture cannot be an end in itself – it serves the overarching value of preventive health care," the Commissioner for Human Rights points out.
He emphasizes that public authorities cannot tolerate, for example, the emission of pollutants into the environment as an inevitable consequence of practicing sports. Excessive noise – under environmental protection law – is a type of pollution.
Concern among residents of Poznań's Ratajów district. A parliamentary question has been tabled.The Ministry of Sport and Tourism is also working in a similar direction as it prepares amendments to the Sports Act. Consequently, at the request of a group of individuals affected by the proximity of the pitch in Poznań's Rataje district, Law and Justice (PiS) MP Bartłomiej Wróblewski recently submitted an interpellation to the ministry . He inquires, among other things, about the Ministry of Sport's stance on the Commissioner for Human Rights (OMR) and the comments and materials submitted during the shortened public consultations regarding the draft regulation of the Ministry of Culture and Environment.
"Does the Ministry of Sport and Tourism have any studies or analyses on the levels and types of noise emitted by sports facilities? Has it compared these with expert knowledge on the harmful effects of noise depending on its intensity and nature, as well as with specialist recommendations regarding the appropriate acoustic conditions for homes and the types of activities conducted there, including for rest, study, and work?" the MP inquires.
Bartłomiej Wróblewski is demanding detailed information. He is surprised by the lack of extensive consultations.He also requests information on whether the ministry has conducted an analysis of other options for solving or at least mitigating the problem of excessive noise coming from sports facilities into homes and apartments.
