I would like to propose making change limiting the use of large subwoofers to licensed premises, banning them from residential use. The noise from loud neighbouring parties can be a challenge to mitigate but the vibrations from a base system are near impossible to prevent and shake an entire house and the vibrations can be enough to drive a person mad at any time of day especially if they happen to have a migraine or sensory issues such that many children and adults suffer from. 

The police are hesitant to accept noise complaints until after 10pm on a weekday and after midnight on a weekend and once called are often too busy to attend or in a timely manner. Any disciplinary action only lasts 28 days, just enough time for people to plan their next party making any disciplinary action pretty useless. There are currently no limitations to the size or location of these speakers...which could mean a speaker is placed right outside your bedroom window or in an apartment above your bed. Much of the current advice on dealing with noisy neighbours suggests speaking to neighbours. But whilst it remains legal or common practice to have loud parties from home, any complaints or requests often fall on deaf ears and no-one wants to confront a drunk neighbour in front of all their mates to ask them to turn down their base.  Such noise and vibrations disturb not only children and babies but also parents who are already sleep deprived, shift workers and the like.  Not everyone has a 12pm bedtime on a weekend and there is little guarantee it will even stop then.

Banning the residential use of large subwoofers may also reduce underage drinking and illicit drug use as the size and volume of these subwoofers allow anybody to create a pub like atmosphere from home. It also takes business away from our struggling pubs and licensed venues.

Excessive noise can be harmful to health, causing stress, sleep disturbances, and other physical and mental health issues.  People have a right to the peaceful enjoyment of their own home where they rest their head and yet current noise abatement laws are ineffective. We need a complete residential ban on subwoofers of a certain size (that which send vibrations to neighbours) with harsher penalties like hefty fines for their misuse rather than just banning their use for 28 days.

For those who are being impacted by noisy neighbours we need action taken on this now!