Noise complaints received in calendar year 2022 by environmental health/noise complaints department
Case reference EIR2023/00648
Published 5 May 2023
Request
1. In the 2022 calendar year could you please state how many complaints about noise issues were recorded by your environmental health/noise complaints department?
2. In relation to the complaints in 2022 calendar year how many of these related to complaints about:
(i) Barking dogs,
(ii) Chickens and cockerels,
and (iii) Sexual noise.
If you had any complaints that related to (iii) sexual noise please state (a) a summary of the nature of the complaint and (b) what you as the local authority did as a result of the complaint.
Response
1. In the 2022 calendar year could you please state how many complaints about noise issues were recorded by your environmental health/noise complaints department?
760 noise complaints
2. In relation to the complaints in 2022 calendar year how many of these related to complaints about:
(i) Barking dogs,
173 complaints
(ii) Chickens and cockerels,
5 complaints
and
(iii) Sexual noise.
1 complaint
If you had any complaints that related to (iii) sexual noise please state (a) a summary of the nature of the complaint and (b) what you as the local authority did as a result of the complaint.
For this enquiry the complainant was contacted and from the information received it was identified as a police matter and the complainant was informed to notify the police. No further action was taken.
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