County Council telephone: 01572 722 577 Catmose fax: 01572 758 307 email: [email protected] Rutland web: www.rutland.gov.uk LE15 6HP DX: 28340 Oakham

28 February 2017

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – 230/17

Dear Sir/Madam

Your request for information has now been considered and the information requested is provided below.

Request/Response:

Please provide figures of all nuisance noise complaints investigated by the council, or the current council's predecessors, from January 1st 2014 until the most recent available figures.

Please provide a breakdown of:

1. The month and year when complaints were investigated?

Answer: See attached “230/17 – Noise Statistics”

2. The town, village or area where the complaints were investigated?

Answer: See attached “230/17 – Noise Statistics”

3. Fines, penalties or prosecutions following complaints

Answer: All complaints were resolved without the need to prosecute for breach of notices.

4. Cause of noise, be it machinery, animals, music etc.

Answer: See attached “230/17 – Noise Statistics”

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Yours faithfully

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Noise - Construction Oakham Noise-Bird scarer Tixover Noise-Plant/machinery (mobile) Ryhall Noise-Machinery (fixed) Uppingham DATE Monthly Totals 02/01/2014 02/01/2014 06/01/2014 07/01/2014 11/01/2014 16/01/2014 21/01/2014 22/01/2014 29/01/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS JANUARY 2014 9 02/02/2014 03/02/2014 10/02/2014 20/02/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS FEBRUARY 2014 4 03/03/2014 04/03/2014 06/03/2014 06/03/2014 06/03/2014 10/03/2014 10/03/2014 11/03/2014 11/03/2014 17/03/2014 25/03/2014 26/03/2014 27/03/2014 31/03/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS MARCH 2014 14 04/04/2014 11/04/2014 11/04/2014 16/04/2014 17/04/2014 24/04/2014 29/04/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS APRIL 2014 7 01/05/2014 20/05/2014 20/05/2014 21/05/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS MAY 2014 4 02/06/2014 05/06/2014 09/06/2014 11/06/2014 13/06/2014 16/06/2014 16/06/2014 20/06/2014 24/06/2014 25/06/2014 26/06/2014 26/06/2014 30/06/2014 30/06/2014 30/06/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS JUNE 2014 15 03/07/2014 08/07/2014 08/07/2014 14/07/2014 14/07/2014 15/07/2014 19/07/2014 21/07/2014 22/07/2014 23/07/2014 24/07/2014 28/07/2014 29/07/2014 29/07/2014 29/07/2014 29/07/2014 29/07/2014 29/07/2014 29/07/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS JULY 2014 19 05/08/2014 06/08/2014 07/08/2014 07/08/2014 11/08/2014 11/08/2014 12/08/2014 26/08/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS AUGUST 2014 8 03/09/2014 04/09/2014 26/09/2014 30/09/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS SEPTEMBER 2014 4 01/10/2014 03/10/2014 06/10/2014 06/10/2014 14/10/2014 14/10/2014 16/10/2014 17/10/2014 20/10/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS OCTOBER 2014 9 06/11/2014 06/11/2014 12/11/2014 12/11/2014 17/11/2014 17/11/2014 18/11/2014 18/11/2014 18/11/2014 18/11/2014 24/11/2014 24/11/2014 25/11/2014 27/11/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS NOVEMBER 2014 14 02/12/2014 09/12/2014 12/12/2014 12/12/2014 15/12/2014 15/12/2014 29/12/2014 TOTAL REQUESTS DECEMBER 2014 7 06/01/2015 14/01/2015 22/01/2015 23/01/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS JANUARY 2015 4 16/02/2015 23/02/2015 24/02/2015 26/02/2015 26/02/2015 26/02/2015 27/02/2015 27/02/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS FEBRUARY 2015 8 02/03/2015 04/03/2015 06/03/2015 06/03/2015 09/03/2015 09/03/2015 09/03/2015 09/03/2015 12/03/2015 16/03/2015 17/03/2015 20/03/2015 23/03/2015 25/03/2015 27/03/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS MARCH 2015 15 01/04/2015 07/04/2015 08/04/2015 10/04/2015 14/04/2015 17/04/2015 17/04/2015 24/04/2015 28/04/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS APRIL 2015 9 01/05/2015 13/05/2015 19/05/2015 21/05/2015 22/05/2015 26/05/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS MAY 2015 6 08/06/2015 08/06/2015 08/06/2015 18/06/2015 22/06/2015 23/06/2015 24/06/2015 25/06/2015 26/06/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS JUNE 2015 9 03/07/2015 03/07/2015 09/07/2015 10/07/2015 14/07/2015 14/07/2015 14/07/2015 17/07/2015 20/07/2015 20/07/2015 31/07/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS JULY 2015 11 10/08/2015 11/08/2015 12/08/2015 13/08/2015 17/08/2015 17/08/2015 19/08/2015 19/08/2015 24/08/2015 25/08/2015 26/08/2015 27/08/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS AUGUST 2015 12 02/09/2015 02/09/2015 07/09/2015 11/09/2015 11/09/2015 15/09/2015 16/09/2015 16/09/2015 25/09/2015 25/09/2015 29/09/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS SEPTEMBER 2015 11 02/10/2015 08/10/2015 13/10/2015 18/10/2015 19/10/2015 19/10/2015 19/10/2015 19/10/2015 20/10/2015 20/10/2015 22/10/2015 26/10/2015 27/10/2015 28/10/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS OCTOBER 2015 14 13/11/2015 24/11/2015 30/11/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS NOVEMBER 2015 3 08/12/2015 14/12/2015 17/12/2015 23/12/2015 29/12/2015 29/12/2015 TOTAL REQUESTS DECEMBER 2015 6 04/01/2016 05/01/2016 13/01/2016 18/01/2016 19/01/2016 28/01/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS JANUARY 2014 6 04/02/2016 12/02/2016 15/02/2016 17/02/2016 18/02/2016 22/02/2016 23/02/2016 23/02/2016 24/02/2016 25/02/2016 26/02/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS FEBRUARY 2016 11 04/03/2016 07/03/2016 08/03/2016 08/03/2016 16/03/2016 24/03/2016 29/03/2016 29/03/2016 31/03/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS MARCH 2016 9 01/04/2016 04/04/2016 18/04/2016 19/04/2016 19/04/2016 22/04/2016 27/04/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS APRIL 2016 7 11/05/2016 12/05/2016 23/05/2016 25/05/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS MAY 2016 4 05/06/2016 06/06/2016 06/06/2016 08/06/2016 08/06/2016 08/06/2016 09/06/2016 10/06/2016 10/06/2016 10/06/2016 13/06/2016 16/06/2016 20/06/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS JUNE 2016 13 07/07/2016 18/07/2016 19/07/2016 19/07/2016 20/07/2016 22/07/2016 22/07/2016 25/07/2016 25/07/2016 25/07/2016 26/07/2016 26/07/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS JULY 2016 12 05/08/2016 08/08/2016 09/08/2016 09/08/2016 10/08/2016 17/08/2016 18/08/2016 18/08/2016 25/08/2016 31/08/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS AUGUST 2016 10 04/09/2016 05/09/2016 08/09/2016 12/09/2016 13/09/2016 13/09/2016 15/09/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS SEPTEMBER 2016 7 03/10/2016 04/10/2016 11/10/2016 11/10/2016 14/10/2016 17/10/2016 17/10/2016 19/10/2016 20/10/2016 24/10/2016 28/10/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS OCTOBER 2016 11 02/11/2016 11/11/2016 14/11/2016 17/11/2016 25/11/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS NOVEMBER 2016 5 08/12/2016 12/12/2016 12/12/2016 14/12/2016 19/12/2016 28/12/2016 TOTAL REQUESTS DECEMBER 2016 6 19/01/2017 19/01/2017 23/01/2017 TOTAL REQUESTS JANUARY 2017 3 08/02/2017 13/02/2017 16/02/2017 20/02/2017 TOTAL REQUESTS FEBRUARY 2017 TO DATE 4

TOTAL REQUESTS SINCE 01/01/2014 TO DATE 330