Noise Abatement Notice

Top tips on handling noise enforcement notices

Top tips on handling noise enforcement notices

By Poppleston Allen

If you run a pub that provides entertainment and there is noise escaping from your premises you may face enforcement from the local authority’s environmental health noise officer, perhaps in addition to any licensing enforcement by way of review. Licensing...

How to... Handle noise complaints

How to... Handle noise complaints

By Poppleston Allen

You have owned and traded your premises for a number of years. On weekend nights in particular you rely on promoted DJ events to entice people into your premises. During the years when this has been going on you have never had a single complaint from...

Couslson: appealing against noise abatements worth it

The everlasting threat of noise

By Peter Coulson

An abatement notice is a potent weapon in a local authority's armoury because the threat it poses is more or less everlasting, says Peter Coulson.

Legal surgery

Legal surgery

Graeme Cushion, partner at licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen, answers more of your food legislation questions Q I own a busy pub/restaurant on...