North Derbyshire man fined over £3,200 for noisy cockerel
Neighbours complained that the bird was crowing loudly and repeatedly early in the morning
A North Derbyshire man has been fined over £3,200, after noise complaints about his cockerel crowing.
North East Derbyshire District Council investigated a complaint against the man, of New Tupton, with officers using special noise monitoring equipment to assess the scale of the poblem.
It found 'excessive' crowing from the bird which 'significantly impacted the neighbours’ enjoyment of their property.'
The troublesome cockerel crowed a total of 76 times between 5:53am and 6:43am in the morning on the day inspectors visited.
The owner failed to respond to notices urging him to quieten the bird and failed to attend court hearings last last year.
He has now been ordered to pay £660 in fines, as well as a £924 victim surcharge and £1,623.96 in costs.
North East Derbyshire District Council Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Steve Pickering said: “We won’t hesitate to take action when someone causes a noise nuisance which affects our residents’ quality of life.
“Our team is happy to help though to prevent instances like this happening in the first place, so if anyone does need advice, I’d encourage them to get in touch.”