Southwark noise team only available during the day

[Earl Aelfheah]

There is a massive party going on in the road behind me, which is spilling out into the street. I called the Southwark Noise team and it turns out that they are only open until 3 am, after which they no longer deal with noise issues. In practice this means that any calls logged after 1.30 are very unlikely to be dealt with.

They are open during the daytime (from 7.30 most days), but of course they can do little to address noise when it is not keeping people awake, so the daytime service is pretty redundant.

Basically, if you want to have an all night party, just ensure that you only really crank it up after 1.30am.

@James Barber - any comment?

[Earl Aelfheah]

I was told to call them if it was still going on when they reopen at 8.30 tommorrow morning- although presumably there is nothing one can do about loud music during the day?!

[the-e-dealer]

Yes Ali Barber is good at getting things shut down. Should have invited him to the Party!

[Sue]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Yes Ali Barber is good at getting thing shut

> down. Should have invited him to the Party!

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This joke is wearing a bit thin now, e-dealer, can't you give it a rest?

[James Barber]

Thanks Sue,

Hi the-e-dealer,

The noise team cuts was a Labour administrations choice.

I voted agaisnt this cut and voted for keeping it under our fully costsed and finance director confirmed budget alternative.

You clearly don't like what I've done and represent. Fine. But please don't lie and make things up about me.

[the-e-dealer]

no lies here

[fredricketts]

Another Cranky law by Southwark Council that they cannot afford to carry out,maybe the noise team might be awake if they lived next door to one of these mad parties. Can we hope that a few noisy parties spilling into the street will occur near the homes of our sleepy councilors.

[Loz]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> no lies here

Just some advanced cluelessness?

[fredricketts]

Perhaps its about time Southwark Council spent some of its 80 Million pound reserve it has, only all I keep hearing is we cannot afford it. I think they can.

[The Minkey]

Getting rid of the late night noise team seems a very poor decision.

[the-e-dealer]

no I think Ali barber is right on this one.

[stoo31]

There's a simple solution, you ring 101 and alert the local police station. A party generally is a one-off and the police can deal with it, if not then you can call the noise department during the day.

[*Bob*]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Yes Ali Barber is good at getting thing shut

> down. Should have invited him to the Party!

I'm all for a bit of dogged determination, but is there a possibility that you might be coming across as a bit of mentalist now, do you think?

[the-e-dealer]

Blimey all his friends ganging up on me over little joke. You need to be thick skinned to be in Politics.

If there was a 'mental' test before you could join this forum the numbers would be decimated! (at least)

[Sue]

stoo31 Wrote:

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>if not

> then you can call the noise department during the

> day.

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That's totally pointless because they won't do anything unless they come out and hear it for themselves, anyway it would be too late to stop the noise then, wouldn't it?

[Sue]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Blimey all his friends ganging up on me over

> little joke.

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I'm not his friend, and your "little joke" (it wasn't funny in the first place) is getting to be a major pain in the a**e, made at every opportunity on virtually every thread you post on.

Water under the bridge now, why can't you just let it go?

:-S

[Earl Aelfheah]

If it was necessary to cut noise team budget, then how about closing the daytime service rather than the nighttime one? It seems obvious that it is at night that noise disturbances are a greater issue.

[Sue]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> If it was necessary to cut noise team budget, then

> how about closing the daytime service rather than

> the nighttime one? It seems obvious that it is at

> night that noise disturbances are a greater issue.

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Presumably they have to pay staff more at night - I imagine that is the reason.

But if they're only going to have the service during the day, I can't see why they didn't just close it completely.

Probably because they can still advertise that they've got a noise team, and most people won't realise that it doesn't work at night - until they try to phone them.

[the-e-dealer]

They are open til 3 AM not just during the day - I suppose that will catch MOST noisy partys? But obviously this is not a 24 hour service which would be better.

[Sue]

Oh OK - the only time I've needed it later than 3am was on Christmas Eve about 4.30pm in the morning, and the noise team weren't working on Christmas Eve anyway.

The noise at the house in question was so loud they couldn't even hear me ringing their bell and banging on the door (and yes, that probably woke up even more neighbours :-$).

It wasn't a party, just one a******e. Woke me from my sleep in a room at the far end of my house from the place the noise was coming from.

Great rested Christmas Day I had that year. (6)

[Earl Aelfheah]

They are open until 2am, 3am on Saturday. In reality however, they can only respond to calls logged before 1/1:30,due to the number of staff available to make site visits. On busy nights they may stop logging calls even earlier.