Noise complaints recorded in the 2024 calendar year
Case reference FOI2025/00807
Received 22 April 2025
Published 15 May 2025
Request
Freedom of Information Act Request
1. In the 2024 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 2024 calendar year how many of these related to complaints about:
(i) Barking dogs,
(ii) Chickens and cockerels
(iii) Building noise and/or DIY
(iv) Wind chimes in a neighbour's garden, and
(v) Sexual noise.
3. If you had any complaints that related to (v) 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
Freedom of Information Act Request
1. In the 2024 calendar year could you please state how many complaints about noise issues were recorded by your environmental health/noise complaints department?
Answer: In the 2024 calendar year, 548 noise complaints have been received.
2. In relation to the complaints in 2024 calendar year how many of these related to complaints about:
(i) Barking dogs,
(ii) Chickens and cockerels
(iii) Building noise and/or DIY
(iv) Wind chimes in a neighbour's garden, and
(v) Sexual noise.
Answer: In relation to the complaints in 2024 calendar year, the following of these related to complaints about:
(i) Barking dogs = 136 complaints
(ii) Chickens and cockerels = 12 complaints
(iii) Building noise = 10 complaints, and/or DIY = 13 complaints
(iv) Wind chimes in a neighbour’s garden = 1 complaint
(v) Sexual noise = 0 complaints
3. If you had any complaints that related to (v) sexual noise please state:
(a) a summary of the nature of the complaint, and
Answer: N/A
(b) what you as the local authority did as a result of the complaint.
Answer: N/A
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