📢 Report submitted! Your noise report is now on the map and helps build evidence for change in your community.
🎤 Live Noise Level Meter
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📢 File a Noise Report
Your report adds to community evidence that can support complaints to local councils, environmental agencies, and planning authorities. Every report counts.
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Quiet
~40 dB
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Moderate
~55 dB
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Loud
~70 dB
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Very Loud
~85 dB
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Extreme
100+ dB
📋 My Reports
🏥 How Noise Damages Health
The World Health Organisation calls noise pollution the second largest environmental health risk in Western Europe after air pollution. Yet it remains largely invisible.
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30–40 dB — Quiet
Library, quiet bedroom
No health effects. Ideal for sleep and concentration.
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50–60 dB — Moderate
Normal conversation, light traffic
Sleep may be disturbed if sustained at night. Minor annoyance.
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65–70 dB — Loud
Heavy traffic, busy restaurant
WHO night limit is 40 dB. 65 dB sustained doubles cardiovascular risk.
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75–85 dB — Very Loud
Lawnmower, busy road
Prolonged exposure causes permanent hearing damage. High stress hormone levels.
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90–110 dB — Dangerous
Power tools, concerts, clubs
Hearing damage begins within minutes. Tinnitus risk. Legal limits apply in workplaces.
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120+ dB — Extreme
Jet engine nearby, explosions
Immediate hearing damage. Physical pain threshold. Emergency earplugs required.
WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines
Road traffic: below 53 dB daytime · below 45 dB evening · below 40 dB night
Aircraft: below 45 dB daytime · below 40 dB night
Railways: below 54 dB daytime · below 44 dB night
Aircraft: below 45 dB daytime · below 40 dB night
Railways: below 54 dB daytime · below 44 dB night
📊 Community Noise Profile
✊ How to Take Action Against Noise Pollution
Step 1 — Document Everything
Keep a noise diary — dates, times, duration, estimated loudness. Use this tool to log reports. The more entries you have, the stronger your case.
Step 2 — Report to Your Local Council
Ireland: Contact your Local Authority's Environment department. UK: Contact Environmental Health at your Local Council. USA: Contact your city's Department of Environmental Protection. Most councils have legal obligations to investigate persistent noise complaints.
Step 3 — Organise with Neighbours
Multiple complaints from different addresses are far more powerful than one complaint. Share this tool with neighbours so they can file their own reports. Collective evidence is harder for authorities to ignore.
Step 4 — Escalate if Needed
If the council does not act: Ireland — Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie). UK — Environmental Protection Act 1990 allows courts to issue noise abatement orders. Use a solicitor's letter as a last resort — councils often act when legal action is threatened.
📄 Generate a Complaint Letter
Fill in the details and we will generate a formal complaint letter you can send to your local council or authority.