Slough Borough Council’s neighbourhood enforcement team confiscated a resident’s music equipment on Friday, September 25 after he ignored a Noise Abatement Notice served two months before.
Neil Bampton, of Goldsworthy Way, Slough was served the notice by the council on July 2 to ensure noise from his loud amplified music did not cause further nuisance to his neighbours.
However, during the early hours of September 20, a breach of the Slough Notice was witnessed by a member of the neighbourhood enforcement team, who subsequently attended Maidenhead Magistrates Court to gain a warrant to enter Mr Bampton’s home in order to confiscate the equipment.
Thames Valley Police and one of the council’s community wardens assisted with the seizure of a Kenwood Stereo System, including two speakers, an Alba Portable Radio Cassette Player and multiple CDs.
The equipment will be held pending the outcome of a prosecution to follow.
Sarah Hines-Randall, senior technical enforcement officer for Slough Borough Council, said: “We’re committed to making sure residents in Slough enjoy peace and quiet in their homes, without thoughtless neighbours ruining their home lives.
“The council will not tolerate this kind of behaviour, and after Mr Bampton still insisted on listening to his music in the early hours at full volume, we decided to confiscate his equipment.”
Councillor James Swindlehurst, commissioner for Slough neighbourhoods and renewal, added: “Everyone has the right to live in peace and quiet and though many of us have the occasional noisy evening, the ongoing noise this resident caused could not be ignored. This seizure and possible prosecution should be a warning to any resident who thinks its acceptable to be noisy and a nuisance to their neighbours, that the council can and will take action.”
Slough Borough Council
