Annoying Floodlight

nigem

My near neighbour, whose garden is at right angles to mine has erected a pole with a security floodlight. Its really annoying as it shines into the gardens and bedrooms of at least 5 houses (but away from their own house!). Is there anything we can do after the note asking them to angle it down or fit it with a PIR has been ignored?

ska_lover

That is strange isnt it, that they erect a floodlight pointing away from their own house? People normally mount them on their own property to highlight their own gardens. nowt as queer as folk is there

Ich_2

There are restrictions under the Building Regulations I think, talk to Building Control at your District council

nigem

Their garden is quite large and also runs along the back of a few houses, so the pole with the light is designed to illuminate their garden. Assume its a security light as there are fields on the other side of their garden.

pixelation

This may help you : http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/inf007.htm

dizziblonde

As far as I know - there ain't much you can do... and I speak as someone who's suffering with it myself since new rear-facing neighbours decided to fit lights that shine straight out into our rear-upstairs rooms all night - and make going to the loo in the middle of the night feel like you're taking a dump on the centre of Old Trafford football ground wiht the floodlighting on, they're that bad... never mind the fact it makes one of the bedrooms pretty much unuseable until we get blackout blinds (which I really did NOT want fitting in there) fitted.

Kaz2904

Yes we have this problem too. Someone over the back got one which they leave on a lot of the time and then next door got one which goes off intermittently. It drives me nuts. People wonder how I can sleep in the day (I work nights), simple, there's no lights going on and off all the bleeding time!

firebird1

Catapult with steel bearings

warehouse

firebird1 wrote: »

Catapult with steel bearings

...or a good and powerful air rifle.

SwampDuck_2

Can you not erect likewise and therefore give them first hand experience of the problem they are causing you . Im sure a truce can be sorted once you direct your floodlight in appropriate area.

fluffnutter

Contact the council. You have a 'right to enjoy your property' and nuisances such as these contravene that right. The council should be able to compel them to reposition it, cap it or, if all else fails, take it down altogether.