Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22829

Noise: Nuisance

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of noise regulation enforcement in residential areas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Local authorities are responsible for investigating noise brought to their attention under Section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1990. If they agree that a statutory nuisance is happening, has happened or will happen in the future, councils must...

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