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FOI request (FOIR-414153217)
Neighbour disputes
Requested Fri 08 April 2022
Responded Wed 13 April 2022I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information for your council area, please.
1. All the information on reported 'statutory nuisances/neighbour disputes in your council area.
2. Noise abatement orders/Fines issued and amount of fine
Please could we have the information on this from the last 5 calendar years, please. If data from the last 5 calendar years is not possible, would it be possible to share data from the last 2 calendar years instead, please?
Please could you provide the information within an excel document split by type of nuisance reported, area (if possible) and date.
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Response
Q1.
Please see table below for nuisance complaint breakdown.
| Complaint type | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Animal Feeding | 25 | 48 | 37 | 44 | 28 |
| Animal Noise | 11 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Animal Nuisance | 0 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 27 |
| Anti Social | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Buskers Noise | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| Commercial Activity Noise | 50 | 47 | 33 | 59 | 39 |
| Construction Noise | 17 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 16 |
| DIY Noise | 27 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 25 |
| Dog Barking Noise | 103 | 82 | 57 | 69 | 99 |
| Drainage below ground | 59 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 53 |
| Dust from Commercial Premises | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Dust from Domestic Premises | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Fumes | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Industrial Noise | 46 | 43 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| Invasive Lighting | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Japanese Knotweed | 27 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Music Noise | 324 | 345 | 283 | 343 | 311 |
| Noise Other | 209 | 298 | 186 | 293 | 285 |
| Nuisance Vegetation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odour from Commercial Premises | 22 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Odour from Domestic Premises | 62 | 44 | 51 | 31 | 39 |
| Premises Alarm Noise | 35 | 28 | 23 | 49 | 41 |
| Rubbish Accumulation | 56 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| Smoke from Commercial Premises | 28 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
| Smoke from Domestic Premises | 118 | 98 | 83 | 182 | 80 |
| Vehicle Alarm Noise | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Vehicle Machinery Noise | 7 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 18 |
| Verminous Premises | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | 1287 | 1352 | 1042 | 1396 | 1245 |
Q2.
Total number of Notices served by year:
2017 - 2
2018 - 11
2019 - 6
2020 - 0
2021 - 3
Total number of fines by year:
2017 - 880
2018 - 1640
2019 - 6000
2020 - 0
2021 - 0
Please note that not every notice will result in a prosecution/fine.
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