NTIA Says Escalating Noise Complaints Jeopardise the Future of Night Time Economy 22 Jul 2024
“Noise complaints form a significant proportion of my work, and the numbers of cases are increasing dramatically. This is a trend seen particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the devastating effect that neighbour disputes have on hospitality and night time economy businesses is now at crisis level.”
- In 2023, Hackney secured £20,000 from the Mayor of London’s Business Friendly Licensing Fund.
- This funding was used to create a new Early Warning System for night-time venues, part of the Hackney Nights portal.
- The portal offers night-time venues access to information, resources, training, a gold standard accreditation scheme, and the early warning system.
- The Early Warning System alerts licensed premises to noise reports about their venue within one working day.
- Noise reports are sent via email, and venues can log into the portal for full details.
- Since piloting in December 2023, noise complaints have more than halved.
- The system helps address issues early, reducing repeat complaints.
- Hackney also conducts noise mediation sessions with venues, achieving a high resolution rate.
- The system sends alerts about planning applications for new residential developments within 500 meters of venues, encouraging active participation in the planning process.
- Hackney Nights also provides a free advice service with tailored support for venues.
- A detailed evaluation of the system will be available once approved by the council.
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THE HEADLINES
New TikTok Music Terms Of Service may pose a threat to musicians and labels (see Digital)
"Managers could probably do everything… but funding is really difficult’ (see Features)
Indie labels trade quantity for quality (see Reports)
Robert Kyncl "music is absolutely grossly undervalued” (see Features)
Did things really get better in 2025 for the UK's music business? (see Comment)
BRIT Awards 2026: Nominations and reactions (see News)
Music Venue Trust annual report highlights ongoing issues, and optimism (see News)
Do Spotify’s AI Playlists change how algorithmic discovery actually works? (see Features)
A&R 2026: We lost "R" (see Opinion)
Do most artists peak with their first album? (see Analysis)
Court battle over unpaid royalties could have implications for the industry in the streaming era (see News)
Luminate released its 2025 year-end music report (see Reports)
Impala sets out crucial questions on UMG/Downtown, AI, sovereignty and more for EU & music sector (see Comment)