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Noise complaints from residential housing

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WQ.440/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY DEPUTY H.L. JEUNE OF ST. JOHN, ST. LAWRENCE AND TRINITY

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 9th DECEMBER 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 16th DECEMBER 2024

Question

"Further to Written Question 289/2024, will the Minister state the total number of noise complaints received over the last 15 years from house owners or tenants of new or redeveloped residential housing sites located next to any type of industry or business that existed at the time of construction or redevelopment; and advise what steps, if any, were taken to resolve each complaint?"

Answer

There has been no change since Written Question 289/2024, in September 2024.

  1. Environmental and Consumer Protection within the Regulation Directorate have recorded two noise complaints from owner or tenants of properties built in the last 15 years next to growers, horticulturalists and small business parks.
  2. The directorate has live investigations into potential noise nuisance relating to these types of complaints. As previously informed, details relating to live cases cannot be disclosed because it could prejudice the investigation.