North East Derbyshire District Council Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Steve Pickering said: “We won’t hesitate to take action when someone causes a noise nuisance which affects our residents’ quality of life.
Officials from North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) attended the address in New Tupton with specialist monitoring equipment and found the bird crowed 76 times in 50 minutes between 5.53am to 6.43am.
Its owner, Derek Bower, was sent a noise abatement notice following the complaints, which gave him sufficient time to rein in his troublesome pet and the detrimental impact on his neighbours.
Speaking to the BBC, one female neighbour who wished to remain anonymous said: "A nuisance, a nightmare, early hours of the morning, crowing.
It followed a previous investigation which saw equipment installed at the property, which found the frequency of the crowing was “excessive” and continued in high numbers without the day.
