Parties and Raves
People don’t mind the occasional party:
- Always let surrounding neighbours know well in advance if you
are having one.
- Reassure them that you will turn the music down at
11pm.
- If the party is outside take it inside at 11pm so you don’t
disturb the neighbourhood, close the windows and doors.
- After 11pm check that the music is not audible
outside.
- Ask guests to leave quietly and put a notice on the door to
remind them.
If one of your neighbours is regularly disturbing you with loud
parties from the same address please use our online Noise complaint
form.
We will need to know when the parties occurred, how it disturbs
you and how long it went on for. In the case of regular party
complaints we will contact the person responsible. We will
advise them they may be causing a noise nuisance to neighbours and
what action we will take if they continue to have loud
parties. Regular loud parties would be treated as a statutory
noise nuisance.
Raves
An organised event often held in rural areas or empty commercial
premises such as warehouses. In recent years the organisation
of raves has become very sophisticated. If you hear a report
of a Rave or large gathering which is going to take place you
should initially contact Kent Police and our Licensing
Officer.
Our Licensing Officer will then check whether it is an organised
even which requires a Temporary Event Notice (TEN). If it
is not a licensed event then it may be an illegal rave and Kent
Police may decide to initiate further action to curtail the
establishment of the event using their powers under Part V of the
Criminal Justice and Pubic Order Act 1994.
If the event is already in progress Kent Police can direct
people to leave the land, prevent further people from attending
(ie. turn them away on arrival) and seize equipment (eg. sound
systems and generators). Any decision to stop a large event
which has already been established has both resource and health and
safety implications not only for the Officers implementing the
action but also people attending the event. The decision to
stop an event will normally be made by Kent Police following a full
operational review and risk assessment.
When intervention is considered inappropriate Kent Police will
seek to provide a continuing presence in the vicinity of the land
to reassure the local community.
The sooner the Police receive information about rumours of a
rave, generators appearing on land, an abnormal number of
people arriving at a site or increase in traffic to a site, the
more chance there is of preventing the problems before they
start.
This webpage was updated on
12/21/2011