problem neighbours

dandelionclock30

Its definatley the council you need to contact, its the anti social behaviour team.

leeroy2009

barking dogs from neighbours, or indeed that crying noise they make when owners go out should be treated as anti social behaviour such as loud music etc, and I don't care one jot if you dog owners think your dog has a right to bark, as it does not have a right to annoy the hell out of your neighbours.


and if the owner leaves a barking crying dog for hours at a time due to work, then that dog should (after owner has been warned etc) simply be removed from the house, its as simple as that.

Davesnave

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

Its definatley the council you need to contact, its the anti social behaviour team.

It's Environmental Health, though there's supposed to be legislation in the pipeline to make this an antisocial behaviour issue, with greater consequences - all a bit vague at present.

The council may not want an expensive fight, so although they'll act in some way, it might be with kid gloves. My council's web site suggests as much, by indicating that a private prosecution for nuisance could be the way to go when they decide not to prosecute.

Muckybutt is right; RSPCA is a non-starter.

Whichever route you go down, bear in mind that once it becomes an official dispute, it will have to be declared should you decide to sell. There again, who would buy if they heard it?

quiet_advisor

andydiysaver wrote: »

has anyone successfully got a result from involving the council?

We had problems with a neighbours very large dog that was left outdoors for long periods and barked all the time if the owner was out. When the owner returned home the dog stopped barking.Polite discussion with the neighbour resulted in abuse, as the neighbour could not accept that there was a problem.

The Council was approached and asked us (and other neighbours) to keep a diary. The Council explained that it was reasonable to accept up to around 30 minutes of barking, but not for longer periods.

The Council intervened and had a discussion with the neighbour - the dog is now only let out when someone is at home and peace has returned. The dog owner no longer speaks to any of the neighbours though.