A BOROUGH resident, now living in Corringham, has paid a high price for playing loud music at a borough tower block.

Darren Rawlinson, of Thors Oak, failed to appear when Thurrock Council prosecuted him at Southend Magistrates' court last week for failing to comply with a number of noise abatement notices.

Initially three charges relating to incidents at a property at Poole House, Godman Road in Chadwell St Mary, were posted but two were withdrawn, leaving one covering a number of incidents between August last year and February 2026.

In his absence he was fined £660, ordered to pay a victims' services surcharge of £264 and costs of £2,000. The total payment is £2,924.

The council has issued the following statement on behalf of Cllr Russell Cherry, cabinet member for Veterans, Enforcement and Environment: "Everyone should be able to enjoy their home without being subjected to persistent and unreasonable noise.

"Our Environmental Protection officers will always try to resolve problems and work with residents first, but where someone repeatedly ignores a legal notice and continues causing a nuisance to their neighbours, we will take further action.

"This case demonstrates that noise abatement notices must be taken seriously and that we will use the powers available to us when necessary to protect our communities."

Thurrock residents experiencing persistent noise nuisance can report it here: Noise complaints | Noise nuisance | Thurrock Council.

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