main content Are you affected by a noisy party?

We operate an 'out of hours' service to deal with noisy parties that are causing a nuisance to neighbouring properties. Between 10pm on Saturday night and 4am Sunday morning we operate a dedicated party patrol. At other times of the week, our emergency officer will respond to complaints about noisy parties. If you are being affected by a noisy party, contact us by telephone and we can take the appropriate action.

Details

Where we receive a complaint about a noisy party we will visit the premises being complained about and assess whether the party is causing a nuisance. This will depend upon time, volume and the type of music being played e.g. heavy base level, the numbers of properties affected etc.

If we decide the party is causing a nuisance we will inform the owner/occupier of the premises and request steps be taken to eliminate the nuisance. These include reducing volume of music, closing doors and windows, bringing outdoor parties indoors and agreeing a time for music to be turned off.

Where our requests are ignored we can take formal action (service of notice) against the owner/occupier requiring immediate action to abate the nuisance. If this notice is ignored the person served with the notice will be prosecuted and can be fined up to £5000. In exceptional circumstances we will also consider seizing noise equipment (in conjunction with the police). 

 Contacts

Telephone: 020 8313 4830
Out-of-Hours Emergency: 020 8464 4848 (5pm - 8.30am and weekends)
Fax: 020 8313 4450
e-mail: ehts.customer@bromley.gov.uk

Address: Environmental Health and Trading Standards, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH