I live next door to the pub, in which music has been played live everyday this week till late!?

Question

I need to get up very early in the morning, yesterday I wasn`t able to get to sleep till 1am!!! Is it legal? Are they allowed to do it? What can I do about it?

Answer 1

Forget the vague and waffly answers - this is the bee's knees!

First, I have to say that you have not given quite enough information - e.g is there also recorded music as well as live music, and with the live music are there up to two performers or are there more? This is important for one prong of attack:

1. Licensing. The pub must have one or more of the following licences:
(a) Public Performance Licence. This is obtained from the local authority (Environment Directorate/Licensing Division). You don't say where you live, but the Salford City Council's website has some explanatory information on the regulations.
(b) Performing Rights Society. It issues licences in order to collect copyright royalties due to the composers of recorded music. Contact them to make sure the venue has a licence. The pub should have a PRS sticker on display in the window, actually.
(c) Phonographic Pefomance Limited. It issues licences in order to collect copyright royalties due to the recording company [all recorded music has two copyrights, see?]. Check with them too.

2. Noise.
(a) Your local authority has a duty to stop excessive commercial noise. Read this helpful article. Then you will need to contact your council (Environment Divrectorate/Environmental Health Division).
(b) The Noise Abatement Society may be able to offer advice to you.
(c) This advice on best practice in noise control (produced jointly by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health) is for environmental health officers, but it gives you an idea of what you can expect your local authority to do for you.

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your local council has a 'noise control' department.
Look in yellow pages for the phone number or check out he internet - they will be able to advise.

The pub needs to have a licence for this and I doubt they would be allowed to play live every night till 1am. Maybe the council can advise how you can check the status of their license.

Answer 4

Unless they have a late entertainment licence, no, its against the law to play music after 11 pm at night, you could try ringing the environmental health department and see if they can give you any ideas as to whether they have an entertainment licence that allows them to play live music past 11 pm or even the police will be able to answer your question on that subject, you could write your complaints into the environmental health department and the council and hopefully they will have it stopped and you can get back to having a decent nights sleep, get fighting for your rights and good luck.

Answer 5

You need to check the details on the premisis license, and that they have a music license. There will be a time that all music has to stop.

If they have a license to 1am then you either have to grin and bear it or complain to the council and try to object to the renewal.

However bear in mind before you bought / moved into the house the pub was already there! Should have thought about that prehapes?

Answer 6

What did you expect? It's a place where alcohol is served. You may need to rethink your living arrangements. Or change jobs where you can go party with the pub. Sound proof your room or get smashed and pass out. All viable options I think. Go unplug their accordions and punch holes in their tambourines. Picket out side their door naked, oh by the way if you don't mind where is this place? Buy them out close it down and start a coffee shop. Hmmmm Start playing your music louder and drown them out.

Answer 7

There are some laws about noise after certain times. It's probably best to contact your local environmental health department as they will be able to advise you further and issue a warning to the pub if necessary.

Answer 8

stop being a kill joy it's a pub .why move next to a pub cos i'm sure the pub was there before you .i'm sorry you can't sleep but what did you exspect.and i hope it's an old type trditional pub with real ale where everyone knows each other .and not one of these new faceless ones

Answer 9

Speak to the council and get the noise complaints department to come round and do a test on noise levels. If they break there required amount for that time of night they can cancel the gigs

Answer 10

Between the hours of 11pm & 7am it is illegal for the pub for play any loud music which may cause distress to its' neigbours.
Next time it happens you have every right to call the police.