PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(18 June 2025)
Question Asked
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.
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
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, councils must serve an abatement notice.
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