Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61094

Noise: Nuisance

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the remedies available to people who are experiencing noise disturbances.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Local authorities are responsible for investigating noise disturbances 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, ...

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