Noise nuisance
There are different types of noise nuisance. Look below to see where you can make a complaint about noise.
Noise nuisance from illegal building
Is somebody in your nearby surroundings doing illegal building, renovation or demolition work? Report this to the municipality via Begin link: Report illegal construction work, end link. .
Noise nuisance from construction work
Are you experiencing a problem with noise or vibrations during building activities? Report it to the municipality via Begin link: Report nuisance during construction work, end link. .
Noise nuisance from companies
Are you bothered by noise or other nuisance caused by a company? You can report this to the Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden (ODH). Look for more information under Begin link: Report nuisance caused by a company, end link. .
Noise nuisance in Scheveningen
Are you a resident of Scheveningen and are you bothered by noise caused by businesses on the beach and the beach restaurants? You can report this nuisance. This is possible 24 hours a day during the beach season (1 April to 1 October). Call the Muziekregeling Scheveningen (MRS) complaints telephone, tel. 0888-333 555. You can ask to have the noise levels measured in and around your home.
Noise nuisance from event
For questions or complaints about noise at events contact the ‘geluidloket’ (noise desk). Send an email to Begin link: geluidevenementen@denhaag.nl, end link. . For excessive noise during events you can contact the ‘geluidloket’ on tel. (070) 218 72 09 (also outside office hours). For other issues related to public order, you can call the police on tel. 0900-8844.
Noise nuisance from airplanes
Nuisance caused by aircraft and construction activities do not fall under the Environmental Management Decree. You can inquire into the cause of aircraft noise at Begin external link: Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland(External link), end external link. (in Dutch).
Other noise nuisance
Are you bothered by noise, a bad smell or light from a company? Report this to the municipality. Look for more information under Begin link: Report nuisance caused by a company, end link. .
For loud music from your neighbours or excessive noise in the public space caused by visitors to a pavement café, call the Haaglanden police on tel. 0900 88 44. You can also report this nuisance on the Begin external link: website of the police(External link), end external link.. You can report structural noise nuisance from your via the page Begin link: Report domestic nuisance, end link. .