A man who drew the ire of his neighbours for continually carrying out noisy building work at his property in South Kensington has been fined.

Neighbours living in Stanhope Mews East, repeatedly complained to Kensington and Chelsea Council about Christopher Garner and the noisy work coming from his property outside permitted hours .

He had been issued with a number of Section 60 Notices under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, first on August 8 2014 and again in September that same year and June 2015.

The decision to prosecute was taken after officers from the council’s noise and nuisance team witnessed scaffolding being removed from the property and thrown into a lorry on December 12 2015.

Garner had earlier been warned that morning that noisy working was not permitted after 1pm on a Saturday and that removing the scaffolding on a Saturday afternoon would be in breach of the notices served.

He pleaded guilty by post at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court , and said he felt he was being unfairly targeted by the council and was being harassed because of the number of complaints about him.

But Cllr Tim Ahern, head of environment at the Royal borough , said: “I am very pleased the court has supported our decision to prosecute in this case. We serve notices to help protect the peace and quiet for residents and we expect them to be followed.”

Garner was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £680 on July 12.