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Freedom of Information Request

complaints re venues and musical instruments

Received: 5 February 2024

I am writing to request some information under the Freedom of information act, regarding the volume of noise complaints received, and noise abatement notices issued, as a result of either musical instruments played at home or live music venues, within your local council area/issued by your council. Specifically I would request that you return the information with an excel spreadsheet structured according to attachment /(also copied below as a table) - with data year by year (from 2013 to 2023) across 8 categories: -Total noise complaints targeted at residential properties where musical instruments were a factor -Total number of residential addresses targeted by noise complaints as a result of musical instruments -Number of residential addresses served with warnings (or other action short of a noise abatement notice) as a result of musical instruments-Noise Abatement notices issued to residential properties as a result of musical instruments -Total noise complaints about live music venues (counting multiple complaints about one venue)-Number of live music venues targeted by noise complaints-Number of live music venues served with warnings (or other action short of a noise abatement notice) -Number of live music venues served noise abatement notices

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