Bovis Homes has been fined nearly £18,000 following complaints about building noise from a housing development in Newport.

The company pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to nine charges of working outside permitted hours on the development on Edgmond Road. It was fined £17,750 with £606 in costs and a victim surcharge of £170.

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Previously, Bovis Homes had agreed working hours of 7.30am-6pm on weekdays and 8am-1pm on Saturdays, with no working on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Cllr Richard Overton, Cabinet Member responsible for Development Control, said: "We received complaints that the work was starting earlier and finishing later than the permitted times with work also being carried out on Sundays.

"At first, our officers tried to settle the matter out of court, but despite those efforts, we later had to resort to issuing a planning notice and resorting to legal action in the best interests of local residents."

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