PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 January 2025)
Question Asked
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.
Asked by:
Rachel Blake (Labour)
Asked by:
Rachel Blake (Labour)
Answer
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 serve an abatement notice.
No assessment has been made of the adequacy of noise regulation enforcement in residential areas.
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