Noise Control
The Noise Control Team investigates complaints about noise within the City of Leicester. Noise can be separated into domestic and commercial noise sources.
Commercial noise sources can include:
- Bars, restaurants, clubs
- Factories
- Alarms from commercial premises
- Noise from building sites.
Domestic noise sources can include:
- Loud music
- Musical Instruments
- Parties from domestic premises
- Alarms from domestic premises
- Car alarms.
If an officer witnesses a noise nuisance, action we can take includes:
a) serving informal letters and/or legal Notices
b) interviews under caution
c) seizure of noise equipment
d) disabling audible intruder alarms
e) prosecution.
a) serving informal letters and/or legal Notices
b) interviews under caution
c) seizure of noise equipment
d) disabling audible intruder alarms
e) prosecution.
For commercial premises, action can also be taken if a Premises Licence is breached and / or Planning conditions are contravened.
Burglar Alarms
If you have an audible intruder alarm fitted to your property, you must inform the Police of your keyholder details.
If your alarm goes off and we receive complaints about the noise, we do have powers to disconnect it. Unfortunately we have to charge for this service and it could cost you over £200.
If your alarm goes off and we receive complaints about the noise, we do have powers to disconnect it. Unfortunately we have to charge for this service and it could cost you over £200.
Contact us and we can send you the appropriate form regarding your keyholder details. You must then send this form to the Police.
Click here to download the appropriate form.
Relevant Statistics:
From 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2004 we:
From 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2004 we:
- received 2480 noise complaints
- witnessed 300 noise nuisances
- received 146 complaints about audible intruder alarms
- served 189 warning letters and 92 statutory Notices
- carried out 15 seizures of noise equipment.
Other useful information:
If you have a complaint or query about any of the noise matters listed above, please contact our Customer Service Line 0116 252 7001 or email us at noiseteam@leicester.gov.uk.