Council takes action after rowdy student parties
12 February 2010
Manchester City Council has served nine noise abatement notices on one property in Withington following complaints from neighbours.
Residents complained to one of Manchester City Council's Community Safety co-ordinators following a rowdy party at 14 Brook Road which went on until 3am on Monday 12 October last year. Officers from Manchester City Council's anti social behaviour team and police officers visited tenants at the property and warned them of possible action if there were more noisy parties. Warning letters were sent out and the tenants gave assurances that there would be no more parties.
However, further complaints were received from neighbours following a party at the property on Sunday 31 January this year. The party went on from 3am until 8am. Neighbours said:
"It's 4am and people are coming in and out of 14 Brook Rd with the music pounding loud enough to hear from my house, with earplugs in.
"It's 7.20am and the music from 14 Brook is still pounding."
"The volume was intolerable and it sounded as if I was inside a club."
This week (Tuesday 9 February) nine noise abatement notices, one for each of the tenants, were served on the property as part of a joint day of action between the anti social behaviour team, environmental health and the police.
Manchester City Council's Executive Member for Neighbourhood Services, Councillor Paul Andrews said: "These tenants have had total disregard for their neighbours and have continued to hold noisy late night parties despite assurances that they would not. This sends out a clear message that this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated."
The noise abatement notices require the tenants to stop causing noise nuisance by playing music that can be heard outside the confines of their home. If the notices are breached the council will apply through the courts for a warrant to enter the address and seize equipment that could be used to create a noise nuisance.
