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WH Malcom appeals against noise order
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PAISLEY-BASED haulier WH Malcolm has appealed against a noise abatement notice served on it by a local authority after residents complained of 'extensive' noise through the night.
The construction and logistics specialist must now go before a Court Sheriff in November to prove that the decision to curtail its activities between 11pm and 7am was "unreason able and incorrectly served". Until then it is allowed to continue working 24 hours a day.
A spokesman for Renfrewshi re Council says residents in the main road area of Elderslie complained about noise coming from the company's depot through the night. The council carried out sound monitoring and provided locals with diaries to
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record the times of noise. Eventually, it served the company with a noise abatement notice.
"There were extensive complaints by local residents about activity at WH Malcolm's yard; chiefly a lot of container movements, LGVs arriving and unloading, particularly relating to large tractor units with a boom that picks up containers," says the spokesman. "It's operating 24 hours a day."
However, a spokesman for WH Malcolm says it is working with the local community to find ways to keep residents happy. "They have been for many months," he points out. 'Clearly, one or two people are not happy and that's what the issue is about."
The company spokesman would not comment on what impact there would be on the business if the appeal failed, saying only: "I don't think we will cross that bridge until it happens. Our legal team is confident that the company is working within the law."