Noise problems with next door business

Their clients are a not child, though.

I said I just want to tell how I feel and would like to find a better way for both of us. However, she sounded rather defensive and I have a feeling that they won't change anything anyway. I reported to the police today. I know the council won't do anything, the same as Piccolino case. The problem seems to me that each business has their workers and the works are not regulated properly with lack of something basic as a human being. Probably they are not really trained properly for the job, seems to me, including the new manager. The words and their attitude are not professional. These business propeties are not their house so basically, they don't care about others.

Without much positive change, the business has still been producing unwanted sounds. I believe noise means it could occur unexpectedly or repetitive. At certain decibels, it can be hazardous to health, with low-frequency noise as damaging as loud noise. I understand the process of determining what level of noise constitutes a nuisance can be quite subjective. However, it is affecting my use or enjoyment of land or of some right over, or in connection, with it and it is a nuisance to me. For instance, the level of noise, its length and timing should be taken into consideration in ascertaining whether a nuisance has actually occurred especially from licensed premises such as Piccolino restaurant.

 

They use appliances such as coffee making machines which causes noise, metal knocking noise, I can hear that in my living room before 7 am with someone talking floor squeaky noise.  One is usually careful about using even domestic appliances outside of the hours. For example Monday to Friday – 8am to 9pm Saturdays – 9am to 5pm Sundays – 10am to 2pm.

 

Regarding floor drugging and squeaky noise which echoes to half of my house, rubber mat or layers of carpet can avoid the noise. But the problem may not be sorted out with just doing that.  re-assessing and changing the make of the internal walls and ceilings should be necessary as people’s voice is also echoing to my rooms.

 

The staff including the owner of this business tend to shout and talk loud in the back garden just outside of the building and in the garden where it is not leased as well as inside the restaurant. I can hear sounds of activity from the business, being able to hear the worker’s normal conversation in front and being able to hear metal and preparing food noise from their kitchen at the back as they keep the window open.  The workers including the owner seem not mindful of being a worker of the business. It seems they don’t have any regulations regarding how to be decently civil unfortunately.

 

The extracting venting noise is also a very big issue to me. Restaurants usually have restricted opening hours because of noise and disruption for local residents. This is to stop people from living in places unsuitable as home, I believe. I feel they need a different ventilation system or stop completely as it is affecting during the day till 10.30 pm usually. I am not living in lively centre areas in London. my back garden life is severely affected by the extraction venting noise and smell from the business

 

I learnt the below recently about ventilation equipment. It says;

 

Ventilation equipment must be designed and installed to avoid noise or vibration nuisance to neighbours. Noise from the ventilation and extraction systems should not be audible within nearby residential properties when the fan and motor unit are in operation. If one cannot hear the fan or motor noise just outside the residential property, the noise should not be audible within it either. Noise attenuators may be required if the fan is noisy. The extract ventilation system must deal with cooking smells, fumes and steam produced by cooking and be designed to prevent or minimise any nuisance caused to neighbors. The ducting should be checked as fumes are discharged ineffectively. Care should be taken when designing the route of ducting to avoid proximity to residential windows on neighboring properties. Final discharge should be vertically upwards and should terminate at least 1m above the eaves. If there are buildings nearby which are likely to have an effect on the dispersion and dilution of odor, the flue should terminate at least 1m above the eaves of that building. Ground level or low-level discharges should generally be avoided.

 

The council is not able to control or reduce the noise and pollution I have been suffering because it is not a statutory noise or pollution nuisance to them. I understand that. However, the license was given by the council. I, therefore, feel that my case is a different matter and as it is associated with a licensed premises, this should be resolved through their premises license, or I would like to apply for reviews of the license.

I am not sure how to sort out the problems I have, really. Wonder if there is anyone like me existing in Haringey?

This is a pretty long post of mine. Thank you very much for reading it.

Best regards,