A prohibition that prevents a professional saxophonist from touching his instrument at home has been entangled after a successful appeal.
The Bradford Magistrates Court was told that it was “contradictory” for the Bradford Council to regulate the interpretation of music while the district celebrated its year of the city of culture.
The Council had imposed the noise notice to David Trevor Wilkinson in January, which prevention of playing a saxophone in its property in inactive.
Phil Morris, who represents Mr. Wilkinson, said: “He is a professional musician who, for many years, has practiced his low saxophone in this property without obstacles.”
Wilkinson requested that the notice has submitted at an audience on Wednesday.
The successful appeal after the court heard that the Council was not in a position to fight the case.
Wilkinson received a noise reduction notice on January 15 after a dispute in May last year, In accordance with the local democracy reports.
When he was asked to explain the order, Mr. Morris said: “A unilateral decision was the tasks of environmental health officers that after complaints, Mr. Wilkinson was only allowed for an hour and a half to play with a period of five hours on Monday to Fraiday.
“Later he turned to a letter that gave him a complete prohibition.
“It seems contradictory since Bradford is celebrating the city of culture.”
Platricitor Mr. Raja was in court that represented Bradford’s council on other matters. He told the magistrates that he had not known the appeal until minutes before he was heard.
He said: “I can only apologize, my colleague who was dealing with this is on an annual license, and has the relationship of the documents with the case.
“I don’t have the documents, so I’m not in a position to oppose this application.”
The magistrates agreed to support the appeal and lift the noise reduction notice.
