MORE than 100 noise complaints were received by the Vale council from residents in Penarth, Dinas Powys and Sully in 2015, it has been revealed.

A total of 64 complaints were received in Penarth, 29 in Dinas Powys and 12 in Sully during the year.

Noise complaints are a shared regulatory service between the Vale, Cardiff and Bridgend councils

A total of 4,987 complaints were received across that area, with 605 of these coming from the Vale of Glamorgan

The figures have been released as part of Noise Action Awareness Week, which ends on Saturday (May 28).

Local authorities across the UK are raising awareness about the work that housing providers, officers and the police carry out to deal with these problems.

The majority of complaints to the authorities relate to loud music, barking dogs, noise from building sites, alarms and shouting.

And now the message from councils is to be "courteous to your neighbours" as they aim to tackle the most reported issue.

Cllr Daniel De’Ath, chairman of the joint committee for the shared regulatory service between Cardiff, the Vale and Bridgend councils, said: “Everyone has the right to live their lives free from constant noise, whatever the source of the noise is.

"The money spent on dealing with these issues, could be spent elsewhere by local authorities, if the problems didn’t happen in the first place.

"Construction firms need to understand the law on when they can and cannot work.

"Clubs and pubs that are located in areas where residents reside need to manage the amount of noise coming from their business, and those living in high density residential areas need to consider those living in close proximity to their properties.

“Our officers are working with local authority dog wardens this week and will use social media to promote information on noise and responsible dog ownership. We are reminding all residents how they can contact their local authority to deal with these problems.”

The most recently published government research from Defra studies in 2012 show that the number of people bothered by neighbour noise rose by 17% between 2002 and 2012. Nearly half of those surveyed said their home life was spoilt by noise to some extent and one in five reported their sleep is disturbed by noise.

It’s estimated that investigating noise complaints cost councils across the UK between £130 and £7000 per complaint, depending on the course of action that is taken in law to deal with the problem.

To report issues relating to noise, contact c1v@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk, call 01446 700111, visit or write to the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU or contact @VOGCouncil on twitter.