FOI request (FOIR-426409510)

Terraced Properties Front Doors - hinges, opening/closing sides and door closures

Requested Tue 31 May 2022
Responded Thu 16 June 2022

Please tell me if there have been any discussions about noise reduction originating from front door closing/shutting in Victorian era party-walled terraced properties?

Please tell me if there have been any discussions about having rules in terms of which side the hinge is and which side is opening/closing on front doors of terraced properties so as to minimise the noise from the closing/shutting front door in Victorian era party-walled terraced properties?

Please tell me if there have been any discussions about having rules in terms of installing door closures on front doors of terraced properties so as to minimise the noise from the closing/shutting front door in Victorian era party-walled terraced properties?

If there have been no such discussions, please tell me the modus operandi to have this discussed?

Response

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.

Please contact our Environmental Health department regarding your request for this to be discussed:

environmentalhealth@hastings.gov.uk