Who enforces noise control and monitoring requirements on construction projects?

In the UK, local authorities are mainly responsible for enforcing construction noise regulations through environmental health or planning departments.

They can investigate complaints, review noise data, and issue enforcement or abatement notices if limits are breached. For sites with Section 61 agreements, councils can also suspend permissions until adequate controls are in place.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) oversees noise exposure affecting workers on-site — but that’s separate from community noise concerns. So, local councils handle neighbourhood impact, while HSE focuses on protecting site staff.