Category: Case Studies

When people read about Local Authorities dealing with noise nuisance complaints it is often the worst cases that come to light with threatened court proceedings and evictions. What seems to be lost in the heated headlines is that council officers...

Anyone browsing noise nuisance in Reading will very quickly come across these questions on the Council’s website: Are you being driven mad by persistent loud music from a neighbour? Is someone carrying out noisy DIY work late at night or...

Wirral Council's Pollution Control and Environmental Health Officer, Toby Zorn, has been confronted with a significant challenge: a decade-long noise nuisance issue stemming from a commercial factory nestled amidst residential neighbourhoods.

Anyone who has neighbours knows that sometimes, they can be less than courteous; whether it’s loud music and all-night parties, or the dog that’s trying to communicate with the whole street. We all have a right to live in a...

Newham Borough, located just five miles east of the City of London, has experienced huge amounts of regeneration and redevelopment over the last twenty years through government investment schemes for Newham and the surrounding boroughs. The redevelopment has successfully attracted...

As one of the world’s top racing engine design and manufacturers, noise levels in the workplace have always been an issue for Ilmor Engineering. But when they won a large contract with the US giant General Motors to design and...

Neighbourhood Enforcement Officer Nick Tindall has worked for Hull City Council for over 20 years in a variety of roles so he is no stranger to change when it comes to dealing with neighbourhood disputes, anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance.

When it comes to keeping the peace, noise nuisance is an issue where a simple dispute can often escalate quickly and without warning. If left unresolved, prolonged noise nuisance can blight the lives of those living with it, affecting their...

Acoustic consultant Chris Selkirk recently used an Optimus Environmental sound level meter and an Invictus portable noise monitoring kit to measure and monitor the noise from a local music festival in Lancaster. Read about the successful outcome here.