Introduction Control of Pollution Act 1974 Please use this online application form for section 61 prior consent and short-term section 61 ‘Out of Hours’ (OOH) applications. An application for section 61 prior consent should be submitted a minimum of 28 days before works commence on site. An application for section 61 ‘Out of Hours’ works are required to be received a minimum of 7 days before works are planned to commence, to permit processing. Applications that are submitted late will be refused. The council can prosecute businesses and/or contractors that conduct noisy works outside of agreed hours. Information about data collected via online forms /Environment---Noise:-out-of-normal-hours-application/Intro/
