Haringey Council ASBAT and Noise Teams - Support services for the residents involving anti-social behaviour and noise
Minutes:
Sheena Mitchell from the
Anti-Social Behaviour Action Team outlined the work of the team and
encouraged residents to make use of the service. Derek Pearce from
the Noise Team also outlined the work of his team. He explained
that they run a 24-hour 7-days-a week service for residents and
that their aim is to visit within 1 hour of a complaint.
In response to questions it was
noted that:
- Residents can provide key holder details to the Noise Team to
enable them to disable burglar alarms that have been activated
accidentally and are causing a nuisance.
- The
Noise Team can undertake steps to deal with car alarms which
include: contacting the police for registered owner details,
disabling the alarm or removing the car until the owner is able to
pick it up and disable the alarm themselves.
- Businesses can be expected to take reasonable steps to reduce
noise by ‘best practicable means’, this could include,
for example, replacing noisy machinery. It was also noted that
issues of noise or potential for noise can be raised at the
planning permission stage. If work is to be carried out as a result
of planning consent a reasonable level of noise is permitted on the
basis that it is for a finite period, however rules around
anti-social hours will apply.
- DIY in
the evenings and on weekends is permitted providing that the work
is on a personal basis and not commercial.
- Officers can only deal with noise from cars if the vehicle is
stationary.
- Officers are able to investigate noise made by cockerels and in
the past this has resulted in removal of the birds where they have
been deemed to cause a nuisance.