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Watford Borough Council
Pollution control - construction information and advice
Watford Borough Council monitors construction activities to minimise pollution caused by noise, dust and other nuisances.
Construction sites are in the open and are often near existing residential accommodation. In general, residents will accept construction site noise but will complain if work starts early or finishes late or takes place on Saturday afternoon, Sundays or Bank Holidays. Environmental Services can investigate complaints about construction noise.
The Council has standard hours of work for noisy construction work. Outside of these times noise must not be audible beyond the boundary of the site:
- Monday – Friday 8am to 6pm
- Saturday 8am to 1pm
- at no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays
If Environmental Services receives a complaint about noisy works outside of these hours, it will inform the person carrying out the building works of these hours of work; and ask them to stay within those hours.
If the Council receives further complaints, it usually serves a formal notice setting down the hours and requiring compliance with them. It is an offence not to comply with the requirements of this notice. If the hours are not observed, officers will seek to obtain evidence of any breach and will then consider formal action.
Please contact us if you want to complain about noise from a construction site or for further information.
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