Anyone dealt with reporting constant dog barking to the council?

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and can share what actually happens in practice.

There are multiple dogs in a garden near me that bark incessantly throughout the day and into the evening. It’s not just the odd bark, it’s really persistent and I’m at my wits end.

I’ve looked into reporting it to the council as a noise complaint, but I’m really hesitant. I saw that anonymous reports won’t be “formally investigated.”

I’m quite an unconfrontational person and honestly a bit nervous about escalating things. I don’t feel comfortable approaching the neighbours directly - they’re not the most approachable and I’d worry it would just make things awkward or worse.

I guess my questions are:

Has anyone reported something like this to their council before?

If you report anonymously, do they contact the neighbours with a letter anyway?

I know realistically a letter from the council might not immediately fix anything, but I’m hoping it might at least make them a bit more aware of how disruptive it is.

I feel a bit stuck between putting up with it vs. potentially making things uncomfortable 😬

Would really appreciate hearing how others handled this!