FOI request (FOIR-343660453)

Noise complaints

Requested Mon 21 June 2021
Responded Tue 29 June 2021

For each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021:

1. How many statutory nuisance complaints did your council receive for noise caused by neighbours?

2. How many resulting noise abatement orders did the council issue?

3. How many fines were given out for broken noise abatement orders?

4. What was the total value of these fines?

Response

Please note for question 1 this is a total of all complaints as they are treated as a statutory nuisance until proven otherwise after investigation.

1.

2018/19 - 965

2019/20 - 753

2020/21 - 971

2.

2018/19 - 7

2019/20 - 3

2020/21 - 0

3.

2018/19 - no fines issued

2019/20 - no fines issued

2020/21 - no fines issued

4.

2018/19 - N/A

2019/20 - N/A

2020/21 - N/A