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Restaurant extractor fan audible from garden
lapaillade90
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Hi there,
My partner and I have recently moved into a lovely house on a quiet residential road in SW London.
We love it here, apart from the fact there's a local takeaway shop three doors down whose extractor fan we can hear in our garden from mid-afternoon to 11pm every day apart from Sundays.
It's not oppressively loud (as in, it's not like we have to shout over it or anything), but it's a high-pitched industrial sound that's always there, and to be honest it's quite annoying when we want to sit and relax in the garden. I took a reading which came out at about 45dB, but not sure how accurate that is, and the fact that it is a constant/whiny sound makes it quite irritating compared to, say, a car going past.
The sound is the loudest in the garden, but can also be heard from the kitchen when the Velux windows/bi-folds are open, and from the two bedrooms at the back of the house (mitigated somewhat by closing the windows but not entirely). I know nothing about extractor fans, but presumably they shouldn't be so audible three doors down?
I don't want to cause issues unduly, so intend on first talking to the owners, as they may be unaware and willing to resolve the issue.
Failing that, is anyone able to give advice as to whether I this is likely to be considered "excessive" noise, and whether I am likely to have a case if I go to the council?
Many thanks,
Lapaillade
My partner and I have recently moved into a lovely house on a quiet residential road in SW London.
We love it here, apart from the fact there's a local takeaway shop three doors down whose extractor fan we can hear in our garden from mid-afternoon to 11pm every day apart from Sundays.
It's not oppressively loud (as in, it's not like we have to shout over it or anything), but it's a high-pitched industrial sound that's always there, and to be honest it's quite annoying when we want to sit and relax in the garden. I took a reading which came out at about 45dB, but not sure how accurate that is, and the fact that it is a constant/whiny sound makes it quite irritating compared to, say, a car going past.
The sound is the loudest in the garden, but can also be heard from the kitchen when the Velux windows/bi-folds are open, and from the two bedrooms at the back of the house (mitigated somewhat by closing the windows but not entirely). I know nothing about extractor fans, but presumably they shouldn't be so audible three doors down?
I don't want to cause issues unduly, so intend on first talking to the owners, as they may be unaware and willing to resolve the issue.
Failing that, is anyone able to give advice as to whether I this is likely to be considered "excessive" noise, and whether I am likely to have a case if I go to the council?
Many thanks,
Lapaillade
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What do the neighbours think?0
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Did you not notice on viewing? 45db is your average dishwasher so not excessive at all if your reading is correct.Annoying maybe, but I think more a case of you being more thorough on viewing. What do you think the takeaway can or will do about it? IMO nothing.3
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Yes, that's what happens if you live close to catering premises. If they're complying with their planning consents / licensing conditions (planning will normally include the specification of the system installed), not much you can do. Just be grateful that they appear to be sabbatarians.0
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Thanks for the responses. Haven't asked the neighbours yet, but will see if they've been bothered by it. We saw the property in the morning so the fan wasn't on, when we went back one evening to take measurements etc. the weather was terrible so we didn't spend much time in the garden!
@SameOldRoundabout you say that it's an average dishwasher - imagine a dishwasher going every day for 12 hours...
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I live with 4 boys under 15, it pretty much is 😂lapaillade90 said:Thanks for the responses. Haven't asked the neighbours yet, but will see if they've been bothered by it. We saw the property in the morning so the fan wasn't on, when we went back one evening to take measurements etc. the weather was terrible so we didn't spend much time in the garden!
@SameOldRoundabout you say that it's an average dishwasher - imagine a dishwasher going every day for 12 hours...12 -
We can hear Ascot racecourse - a mile away - when racing on, as well as airplanes - mainly to/from Heathrow - and trains on quiet evenings. Do you suggest they should all be closed down?
All were here when house bought, so we have no cause for complaint.2 -
If you want what I call "quiet", you don't live in London to begin with. If that is your only issue, OP, I sympathise but think you should count your blessings if you do not have constantly screeching children to contend with. Wanna swap?5
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When you viewed, you saw the takeaway, right?
All commercial kitchens have powerful extractors. They have to. They'd be closed down (and rightly so!) if they didn't.
It's just an inherent part of living that close to one.
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Wow very close to where I lived!! The traffic drove me nuts I lived near the running horse pub!theartfullodger said:We can hear Ascot racecourse - a mile away - when racing on, as well as airplanes - mainly to/from Heathrow - and trains on quiet evenings. Do you suggest they should all be closed down?
All were here when house bought, so we have no cause for complaint.0
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