Prosecution for breach of noise abatement notice

Published on 2 February 2012

At a hearing on 31 January 2012 Epping Forest District Council prosecuted Katrina Davis of Crossways, Loughton for breaches of a noise abatement notice on 1 and 22 November 2011. Ms Davis pleaded guilty to both offences. The Magistrates fined Ms Davis £100 in respect of the first offence and £150 in respect of the second. She was also ordered to pay a contribution towards the Council’s prosecution and investigation costs of £200.

The original noise abatement notice was served by Epping Forest District Council on 12 October 2011. The requirements of the notice are that the volume of music and amplified sound is maintained at a level that will not cause a statutory nuisance to the occupiers of noise sensitive premises.

In spite of written warnings to Ms Davis, Environment and Neighbourhood Officers continued to receive complaints and on 1 and 22 November 2011 the duty noise officer responded to complaints made via the Council’s out of hours noise service and witnessed music coming from the property sufficient to be in breach of the noise abatement notice.