A neighbour has complained to the council about my dog, which he says barks incessantly. I don’t think this is true. I leave it in a kennel in the garden while I’m at work, and it’s never barking when I come home. However the council have written to ask me to keep it quiet. What’s likely to happen?
It sounds as though you’ve just had a warning letter from the council so far. If they receive further complaints a council officer is likely to come out to assess the problem. If the officer agrees with your neighbour the council will probably serve you with a written notice stating that a nuisance is being caused and asking for it to be stopped within 14 days. If you failed to observe the notice you could be fined quite heavily, with further fines if the nuisance persisted.