In defence of the noise team?. I rang on Saturday for an exceedingly loud party. They explained that they had to assess the noise from inside a bedroom and was I happy to let them do that. Ok, it sounded ridiculous and I really wasn?t happy, but I wasn?t happy about the noise either so I said yes. They turned up within 20 mins of their callback to me and could obviously hear how loud the party was from my front door but they explained they could only take formal action if it had been assessed from inside a bedroom. They were in my house and bedroom for less than 20 secs to complete their formalities and within 20 mins had gone to the party and got the music shut off. I agree that the ?hear from a bedroom? rule seems absolutely crazy and not something a lone female is likely to agree to, sadly. But I also appreciate that those are the constraints that the team has to work within. And what a horrible, scary job they have and I?m pleased that on this occasion they were able to resolve the issue, not just for me but for the many streets that were being affected by this loud party.