Building or demolition works can cause problems for neighbours of the site. You can reduce or avoid causing any nuisance to the neighbours, or action being taken by the council, if you follow this advice.

Tell the council and the neighbours

Give the Local Authority 6 weeks notice of demolition work. The council may impose some conditions about how the work should be done.

Send a letter to the neighbours before work starts, telling them about the work and what to expect. Give the neighbours a contact name and telephone number and keep them informed.

Deal promptly with any complaints received on site.

Keep dust, noise and smoke to a minimum

Dust: Keep dust down by spraying with water when and where you can.

Noise: There should be no noise heard from the site outside these hours:

If noise problems occur, the Council and the neighbours can take legal action. If you think your work may cause a significant nuisance to the neighbours from noise or vibration, apply for "prior consent" from the Council who will allow a certain level of noise to occur.

08:45 - 17:15 Monday to Thursday

08:45 - 16:45 Friday

Closed Weekends and Bank Holidays

Out of Hours Emergency Contact 01249 706111

Planning Services

North Wiltshire District Council

Monkton Park

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 1ER