Freedom of information response
Noise complaints
1. In the 2022 calendar year could you please state how many complaints about noise issues were recorded by your environmental health/noise complaints department?
2. In relation to the complaints in 2022 calendar year how many of these related to complaints about:
(i) Barking dogs,
(ii) Chickens and cockerels, and
(iii) Sexual noise.
1. If you had any complaints that related to (iii) sexual noise please state (a) a summary of the nature of the complaint and (b) what you as the local authority did as a result of the complaint.
1. For the calendar year 2022 (1st January to 31st December) Thurrock Council Environmental Health received 1,510 noise complaints;
2. (i) Of these 328 relate to barking dogs;
(ii) Of these 14 relate to cockerels/chickens;
(iii) Of these 0 relate to sexual noise; and
3. No action required.
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