A Bristol resident, whose loud music made neighbours’ lives a misery, has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 for persisting in playing music too loudly day and night , ignoring warnings and three times breaching noise abatement notices.
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Bristol City Council prosecuted the man (44) of St George House, St George on 18 July. He was turned down for legal aid and having stated his case he left the Bristol Magistrates Court. Magistrates fined him £1,000, with £808 costs and £15.00 surcharge.
Following a number of complaints about the noise coming from his maisonette, Environmental Health Officers visited the block of flats several times to monitor the sound which was at a level to amount to a statutory nuisance. Music included UB40 and Elton John.
After several warnings they served a Notice under section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Despite this the complaints continued and officers witnessed three breaches of the abatement notice.
“We warned the man many times that he was in breach of the noise abatement notice and if he did again it would lead to court action” said Thomas Ward , Pollution Control officer. “Neighbours have been very distressed at the unreasonable volume of music played day and night”.
“We do all that we can to get people to behave considerately before taking them to court. Prosecution is a last resort but residents have the right to live without unreasonable noise from their neighbours. If people persist in making their neighbours’ lives difficult in this way we will take action”, said Jonquil Maudlin, Neighbourhood Enforcement Team Manager.
