Noise nuisance
Find out what to do if you have a noise complaint and and what action you can take.
Noises we can deal with
The types of noise we receive the most complaints about are:
- barking dogs
- burglar alarms
- car alarms (when stationary)
- car stereos (when stationary)
- construction and demolition
- entertainment
- factories / industrial sites
- loud music
- neighbour disputes
Noises we can't deal with
The types of noise we can't deal with are:
- anti social behaviour
- military aircraft
- passenger aircraft
- shouting and banging of doors
- traffic
Report noise nuisance
You will need to give:
- your name
- your address
- name (if you know it) of the person causing the problem
- address of the person causing the problem
What happens next
After reporting your noise complaint we will:
- write to confirm receipt of your complaint
- include a diary sheet for you to fill in
- ask you to keep a record of the noise over two to three weeks
- need you to send the sheets back to us for an officer to examine
- investigate your complaint further if we think there is a genuine noise problem
- visit your home to discuss the problem with you