united-kingdom health noise
UK: What are my rights if i&#39;m woken by construction work, or roadworks at night?
<p>A while back I was woken by some workmen repairing metal railings on the side the road next to my house. </p>

<p>This occurred at around 1:30 am, I brashly asked the workmen to stop. To which they complied.</p>

<p>If a similar incident occurs in the future, what are my rights when asking them to stop?</p>

<p>You are free to ask them to stop.</p>

<p>If they do, great.</p>

<p>If they don’t, you legal options depend on if they are legally able to make such noise at that time or not.</p>

<p>I am not familiar with UK law but typical laws give wide powers to the owners of infrastructure to construct/repair it. Again, typically, permits may be required but exceptions exist for urgent work. If they have such a permit (or don’t need one) your legal options are nil. If they don’t you can go to court seeking an injunction to stop them until they do.</p>
