Noise: Nuisance
Commons · Question 61094 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
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
Answered by Emma Hardy, 26 Jun 2025
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, ...