Demolitions - Enforcements
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.
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.
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.
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.
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