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Author	nuromancy
Comment	I’ve dealt with something very similar recently (East end of Glasgow). There’s no time before which you can make a lot of noise, this is a myth. If the police are available they can send officers out at any time to give the guy a warning. If police aren’t available, they’d usually direct you to the anti-social team (not during lockdown, of course). They have the power to issue official warnings and seize equipment if they hear / witness the disturbance. This is when the different time periods come into play... During daytime hours more noise transmission to neighbouring properties is allowed and as the day progresses, the tolerance is less and less. This is covered by the Anti-Social Behaviour Act (2004) in Scotland. Permitted noise levels transmitted to your property from a neighbour are: 07:00-19:00 41dBA 19:00-23:00 37dBA 23:00-07:00 31dBA You can get a moderately accurate reading from a free app on your smart phone (there are many) to gauge what kind of level the noise is at. Worth noting that the point at which your employer must provide you with hearing protection is 85dbA - the acceptable levels here, as you can see, are much lower. Here’s a link to the relevant legislation: https://www.gov.scot/publications/antisocial-behaviour-etc-scotland-act-2004-guidance-noise-nuisance/pages/1/ While the police are your only option, it’s worthwhile phoning 111 even if officers can’t attend. As the call-out record will stand in your favour when dealing with the council at a later date. Best of luck!
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Created	Mon 8th Jun 2020 4:01am
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I’ve dealt with something very similar recently (East end of Glasgow). There’s no time before which you can make a lot of noise, this is a myth. If the police are available they can send officers out at any time to give the guy a warning.

If police aren’t available, they’d usually direct you to the anti-social team (not during lockdown, of course). They have the power to issue official warnings and seize equipment if they hear / witness the disturbance. This is when the different time periods come into play...

During daytime hours more noise transmission to neighbouring properties is allowed and as the day progresses, the tolerance is less and less. This is covered by the Anti-Social Behaviour Act (2004) in Scotland.

Permitted noise levels transmitted to your property from a neighbour are:

07:00-19:00 41dBA
19:00-23:00 37dBA
23:00-07:00 31dBA

You can get a moderately accurate reading from a free app on your smart phone (there are many) to gauge what kind of level the noise is at. Worth noting that the point at which your employer must provide you with hearing protection is 85dbA - the acceptable levels here, as you can see, are much lower.

Here’s a link to the relevant legislation: https://www.gov.scot/publications/antisocial-behaviour-etc-scotland-act-2004-guidance-noise-nuisance/pages/1/

While the police are your only option, it’s worthwhile phoning 111 even if officers can’t attend. As the call-out record will stand in your favour when dealing with the council at a later date.

Best of luck!