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

[AtW]

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

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.

In response, a campaign has been launched to save the 31-year-old venue, which has been in the city’s Northern Quarter since before the surrounding residential blocks were built. The campaign has attracted the support of Elbow singer Guy Garvey, who described it as a “vital organ of culture”.

Jay Taylor, chair of Greater Manchester’s music commission, and Sacha Lord, the region’s night-time economy adviser, have also called on the council to drop its legal action against the venue.

The partner of the complainant said: “It wasn’t sustainable to live there any more with the noise. After the [noise abatement] notice was served, t§1he media made us feel very uncomfortable in Manchester. We would see hundreds of comments on social media that were very threatening.”

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[NotAllThere]

The pub just up the road from my parents' flat (where my 80+ year old dad plays saxophone in a jazz band regularly) had complaints about noise. The council (Brighton) threw the complains out on the basis that that the pub had been a live music venue before the complainants moved in.

[vetran]

well now they know why it was cheap!

[ladymuck]

My brother plays in a couple of bands across Sussex and every pub they play at has very strict rules about how loud the band can be and what time they need to stop at.

If you choose to move near a music or other type of entertainment venue then you've got to expect a certain level of noise. Property developers in those areas shouldn't be skimping on noise reduction measures like good glazing and thicker walls.

[northernladuk]

When I first moved to Manchester I lived in a row of of large shared room houses. Next door had a couple that argued, played loud music and had people round late most weekend nights. Gotta say it's withering trying to live through the noise. Sleeping and just generally living with it going on and on was debilitating. Not pleasant at all so feel for them.. but.. they did move in over a music venue so not sure what to expect. Whoever is at fault it's still very difficult to live with.

[vetran]

When I first moved to Manchester I lived in a row of of large shared room houses. Next door had a couple that argued, played loud music and had people round late most weekend nights. Gotta say it's withering trying to live through the noise. Sleeping and just generally living with it going on and on was debilitating. Not pleasant at all so feel for them.. but.. they did move in over a music venue so not sure what to expect. Whoever is at fault it's still very difficult to live with.

Its not like it was a surprise. We looked at a really nice house in one of the nicest areas but it was behind a pub, the price reflected this. We decided not to buy it. Pity really the pub closed a couple of years later and the prices shot up we would have a house worth 200k more and no mortgage if we had moved there.

[xoggoth]

Worst I've had like that was way back when me and missus had a flat and people upstairs kept playing Leonard Cohen records.

[dsc]

[...]Property developers in those areas shouldn't be skimping on noise reduction measures like good glazing and thicker walls.

cause property developers care

[sadkingbilly]

Worst I've had like that was way back when me and missus had a flat and people upstairs kept playing Leonard Cohen records.

how long did it last before they cut their own throats?

[ladymuck]

cause property developers care

Very true. It should be the planning department requiring sufficient noise management features are in place to ensure residents are not overly inconvenienced.