Surely you'd be aware of the possibility that a pub would generate a bit of noise when you moved in nearby? As long at it doesn't go on too much after 11pm why should anyone mind?
A mate of mine runs a few gigs. A guy opposite the venue called the police for every one in the programme. They ",had words" after he complained about noise from one that had been cancelled.
It’s ridiculous. When we bought our house in 2005, there was a pub opposite & for a short while it was a bit of a pain in the arse with the smoking ban as everyone chatted outside & scrapped with other pissheads on way home. But between dark mutterings also accepted we knew it was there !
Indeed. The excellent and long-established Fleece in Bristol was under threat because developers turned an office block nearby into flats, then moaned about the noise. Boils my blood.
There are people who move within a mile of an airport and complain about noise, or move to the countryside and complain about cocks crowing in the morning. These people need to be ridiculed yet...
Here in Spain we have venues closed down for breaking ridiculously low sound limits. One bar was told that, in the evening, nothing higher than 48 decibels was allowed.
NIMBYs gotta NIMBY. I live in a rural area, people move here to complain that there aren't any streetlights, that "fields should be for cows not solar panels"* and "the lane is mucky".
*Complainants bungalow is built on a former wildflower meadow, and the solar panel field was never used for cows.
There is a strong case for reforming the law to nix any noise complaint from church bells, motor racing circuits, RAF bases, farms, pubs, music venues, unless there’s been a significant change in volume or frequency.
It is bonkers to live next to a pub and expect it not to generate noise.
If it were a new pub I'd understand, but everyone who lives there, moved there, knowing there was a pub there.
If you don't like the noise why the hell did you move near a pub?
It would have to have been passed down at least 5 generations for the 'should I live near a pub' question not to be raised
There are few things I hold in greater contempt than people who move near a pub or venue and then complain about the noise. You don't get to rock up and demand the cultural denudation of the neighbourhood just because you're an antisocial dickhead.
I don’t agree, I moved opposite a pub some 40 years ago. During this time the legislation controlling the noise has been reduced dramatically, also the landlords kept control of the noise, nowadays landlords do nothing, they are scared of confrontation. Also opening times have increased dramatically
Unjust application of rights to peaceful enjoyment is a business, and community, killer.
For all responsible, professional, publican licensees noise complaints made by unreasonable, vexatious, sociopathic neighbours is a dreadful reality that makes a licensees' blood run cold
Lawyers and our liable laws need looking at. My town they did the same. Built residential or care homes so noise had to be monitored. Used to have a great nightlife but it attracted violence and all the glamour. Fine line with trust. But lawyers help pass liability on and away from society.
Pubs attached to housing blocks/in residential areas are endangered. Being closed for absence reasons. In Liverpool they built apartments near a historic and well known music venue then the residents had the music venue closed down 🤯🤯 surely they understand when they move near these places
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A bit like people moving to a village and moaning about the church bells…
Time to put more pressure on the law makers and decision makers.
https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/licensing/399-licensing-news/57382-agent-of-change-principles-should-be-enshrined-in-law-select-committee-says
*Complainants bungalow is built on a former wildflower meadow, and the solar panel field was never used for cows.
It is bonkers to live next to a pub and expect it not to generate noise.
If you don't like the noise why the hell did you move near a pub?
It would have to have been passed down at least 5 generations for the 'should I live near a pub' question not to be raised
For all responsible, professional, publican licensees noise complaints made by unreasonable, vexatious, sociopathic neighbours is a dreadful reality that makes a licensees' blood run cold
#SavingBritainsPubs
Getting paid time and a half to go to the pub.