FOI request (FOIR-168314268)

Noise complaints - Dogs

Requested Thu 16 January 2020
Responded  Fri 13 March 2020

Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 from you?

The number of noise complaints received in the area the local authority covers, and also what these complaints are in relation to, for example, dogs barking at night, or unsociable behaviour etc. The time period both these elements need to cover is: 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2019.

Please could you provide the information in an excel document if at all possible?

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding, we have been experiencing problems with the software.

The number of noise complaints for dog barking is provided in the attached table.

No information for classifying whether dog barking at night or unsociable behaviour is available so all complaints are recorded as dog barking noise.

Attachments

• FOIR-168314268_FOIR-168314268_1-Dog_barking_noise_comps.xlsx