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The council has powers to deal with noise that is considered a statutory nuisance. Find out what to do if you are having problems with loud music and parties, alarms, dogs barking and construction noise.
We no longer provide a 24 hour and night noise service.
We have powers to deal with noise that is considered a statutory nuisance, this is determined by a number of factors, including:
We generally adopt an escalating approach to noise enforcement and can deal with unreasonable noise including:
The law enables us to take action against those who cause a noise nuisance, which can result in a fine and confiscation of any equipment causing the noise.
You can report a noise pollution issue online.
While our legal powers enable us to deal with unreasonable noisy activities, we cannot deal with noise that arises from people going about their normal day-to-day activities in a reasonable manner such as:
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