-
-
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.
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.
-
Freedom of Information
Contact
Contact us if you have a question about democratic services.
Comments
The content on this page is the responsibility of our Democratic Services team.