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30th December 2024
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Noise complaints
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1. For each of the past three years, please could you tell me what was the loudest noise (in dB) recorded as part of an investigation into, or monitoring relating to, a noise complaint to the council?
2025: 74 dB
2024: 69 dB
2023: 87 dB
2. Please could you also provide a non-identifying location (i.e street name) and brief description of each of these three episodes (e.g complaint about excessive dog barking in Soandso street, Suchandsuchtown)?
2025: Commercial manufacturing noise. Spencers Wood
2024: Noise from kept animals. Embrook
2023: Noise from amplified sound. Residential. Wokingham Town
3. What was the outcome of each of these three noise investigations/actions?
2025: Abatement notice served. Company relocated
2024: Abatement notice served. Voluntary compliance
2023: Voluntary compliance. No further issues
4. How many FPNs have been issued by your council in relation to noise complaints in total for each of the past three calendar years?
FPN’s are not the enforcement tool for noise nuisance. None served.
