[News] Moving next to a venue...and then making a noise complaint

[BBassic]

The partner of the man whose noise complaint against Manchester’s famous Night & Day music venue could see it close has told a court he has become a “recluse” and lost 30kg due to stress.

Speaking at Manchester magistrates court on Wednesday, he said the couple had moved out in May as living near to the venue was not sustainable, due to the noise and fears for their safety after the complaint.

Night & Day were served with a noise abatement notice from Manchester city council in November due to complaints from a neighbouring flat. The couple moved into their home during lockdown and first submitted a complaint when the venue reopened.

Night & Day noise and stress made complainant a ‘recluse’, court told

Partner of man whose complaint led to abatement notice against Manchester music venue testifies to being driven out of their home

www.theguardian.com

Obviously someone suffering from stress and losing that much weight is nothing to be laughed at. But. They must have known that noise would be an issue when the venue inevitably re-opened after lockdown. Shirley.

I once rented a flat which had the Engine Rooms at the back of it. My landlady at the time asked once if we'd ever had to make a noise complaint and I was baffled. No, of course not. I knew the flat had a club next door. I knew there would be noise.

You hear similar stories of people moving into areas with a local pub and then complaining about drunk people being a bit loud on the way home. Yeah, it's annoying but you moved there.

I don't get it. Perhaps I'm being too unfair

 

[Springal]

Yeah - there needs to be safeguards in place against this. Even more so if they are new build apartments / properties near late night venues.

 

[Icy Gull]

Or moving into a village with a church and then complaining about bell ringing

 

[beorhthelm]

boils my piss people do this. move to city centre and complain about the noise, move to the country and complain about the smell.

 

[BBassic]

Or moving into a village with a church and then complaining about bell ringing

What?! People do that? Madness.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Yeah - there needs to be safeguards in place against this. Even more so if they are new build apartments / properties near late night venues.

I heard Guy Garvey talking about this case and he says the flats were built after the venue had been going for years.

It's pretty simple research to do anyway.

 

[nickbrighton]

Its a growing issue, there are cases of people moving into new builds on industrial estates, and then making complaints about the noise, I think someone moved next to the Ranleigh pub in James Street, (then a music pub) and then complained about the music!

In Worthing someone moved next to a petrol station with a car wash, then made complaints about the car wash, which ultimatley resulted in the car wash being removed (Mr Nickbrighton used to be a manager of petrol stations and this happened to his colleagu

I think Australia have a law that prohibits complaints against an exisiting venue when someone moves close by.

 

[The Wizard]

You have to wonder about the Estate agents, cowboy charlatans who sold a property during lockdown knowing there would be no noise complaints in this time and that it would only be a problem once things return to normal?

Surely this is like getting a flat overlooking a railway line then complaining about trains coming through?

 

[Curious Orange]

Wasn't there a case of a man moving next to a sports stadium and then spending several years trying to have the resident football team evicted?

 

[BBassic]

You have to wonder about the Estate agents, cowboy charlatans who sold a property during lockdown knowing there would be no noise complaints in this time and that it would only be a problem once things return to normal?

I was an estate agent once. For my sins. Awful profession populated with awful people. I didn't last long. But yes absolutely their primary concern would be that sweet, sweet bonus on completion.

Bastards.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I grew up in Cambridge and there is an excellent venue there - The Corn Exchange. It's where I saw most of my early gigs, and is an important part of the city.

In the 80s, the University opened up student accommodation next door, and then pressured the council to close the venue down - which they did, for several years. The equivalent would be The Dome being closed because of noise complaints. A perfect example of the 'Town v Gown' division that there is in that city.

Eventually sense prevailed, and it was opened up again, but FFS, music venues are vital parts of a city. If you live near one, expect to be disturbed.

 

[BNthree]

Didn't a few pubs in Brighton lose their live music licenses because of exactly this? Obviously people have a right to live without constant noise intruding but a bit of common sense is needed surely?

 

[Mellotron]

Didn't a few pubs in Brighton lose their live music licenses because of exactly this? Obviously people have a right to live without constant noise intruding but a bit of common sense is needed surely?

Think The Blind Tiger Club (previously Hector's House, now Brewdog?) had this issue.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Clear and present (well future, anyways) danger to the Prince Albert upcoming, as reported in the Argus in the Summer. Yours truly even made an extremely rare foray into the comments section to give them a heads-up

'Plans to demolish building next to the Prince Albert in Brighton submitted'​

Car rental site next to Grade II listed pub to be demolished

PLANS to demolish a former car hire business in Brighton and replace it with shops and holiday lets have been submitted.

www.theargus.co.uk

 

[Brovion]

Didn't a few pubs in Brighton lose their live music licenses because of exactly this? Obviously people have a right to live without constant noise intruding but a bit of common sense is needed surely?

I think the Free Butt got closed because people in the new developments nearby complained. But yes, people who do this are complete tossers.

 

[keaton]

Are the people who do this better or worse than the people who let others use their away tickets and then complain about being banned?

 

[stewart12]

I think the Free Butt got closed because people in the new developments nearby complained. But yes, people who do this are complete tossers.

this was certainly my memory. They built a load of flats next door and the complaints started flooding in

 

[herecomesaregular]

this was certainly my memory. They built a load of flats next door and the complaints started flooding in

I feel lucky to have seen so many great bands in the Free Butt, Pressure Point, Ocean Rooms, Hanbury Ballroom back in the day. Are there many small gig venues left in Brighton nowadays?

 

[BBassic]

I feel lucky to have seen so many great bands in the Free Butt, Pressure Point, Ocean Rooms, Hanbury Ballroom back in the day. Are there many small gig venues left in Brighton nowadays?

The Hope and Ruin put on some good shows.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Are the people who do this better or worse than the people who let others use their away tickets and then complain about being banned?

They sit in adjacent circles of hell, so deep down the order makes no difference to them or anybody else.