Noise Nuisance
We deal with the following type of noise complaints
under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Noise and Statutory
Nuisance Act 1993 and Noise Act 1996:
- Animal Noises
- Commercial noise
- Construction noise
- Entertainment noise
- Industrial noise
- Intruder alarms
- Neighbour noise
- Vehicle alarms
A noise nuisance can be any noise that is coming from another
property so that it affects your enjoyment of your property and is
unreasonable. We cannot deal with traffic noise or noise from
people shouting or fighting in the street.
What happens if I complain about noise?
Once you have contacted us we will discuss the matter
with you. After this we will send you some noise log sheets and
will write to the alleged noisemaker. They will not be told who has
made the complaint.
You will be asked to fill in the log sheets for one month, after
which time you must return them to us for further action to be
taken. Once we have received your log sheets we will assess them
and we may arrange to carry out visits or install monitoring
equipment to establish whether a statutory nuisance (a legally
defined nuisance) exists.
When we consider if a statutory nuisance exists we will take
into account the type, volume and duration of the noise, the
time(s) of day and how often it happens. If we actually
witness a nuisance a notice will be served to stop it. The notice
has a 21 day appeal and this would be heard in the Magistrate's
Court. You may be required to give evidence in court.
If the alleged noisemaker doesn't comply with the
notice and stop the noise, they may be prosecuted in the
Magistrate's Court, again you may be required to give evidence.
Downloads
Barnt Green Rail Noise
FAQ's Feb 2009 
(20.91 KB)
Barnt Green Map Feb
2009 (262.04 KB)
