Nightclub below flats - noise issue

ywlgy

There is a nightclub down below my rented apartment in the basement. At the time when I moved in I had no idea the bass sound could be so penetrating. I complained to the city council, they sent people to my flat to investigate but could not care less. One of guys just said he couldn't hear the noise at all....Then COVID came and ironically it was the biggest relief for me because I could finally sleep well!

Now the nightclub might open soon, and my question is:

How on earth could the nightclub get the license in the first place to operate below residential building?

Anything i can do about it or should I just move?

HampshireH

Without wishing to sound rude. I'm not surprised living above a nightclub is noisy.

It's possible the night club was there before the residential?

Id say move

theoretica

I would also say move - it is one advantage of renting - moving is stressful, but less so than fighting a battle you are unlikely to win on lack of sleep. 

cattom

personally I wouldn't of bought or rented a flat above a night club. the answer to your question is just move.

user1977

ywlgy said:

How on earth could the nightclub get the license in the first place to operate below residential building?

When did the club open?

When were the flats built?

This is the sort of reason pubs and clubs object to nearby residential developments - because they know all that will happen is the new residents will start complaining about the noise from the premises which have been there for decades...

canaldumidi

Many mortgage lenders decline to lend against properties above or next to commercial premises precisely because of the potetial difficulties of selling such properties.

If you choose to rent a property above a nightclub, you can expect to experience noise (or even street agression etc). The time to consider this was prior to agreeing the contract.

As for when/why the Planners granted consent for the nightclub, that's now history, unless the nightclub is operating illegally.

NameUnavailable

I stayed in a hotel once which had a nightclub in the basement. My room was on the 2nd floor. I couldn't get to sleep until the club closed around 3am.

I think you need to move.

Murphybear

NameUnavailable said:

I stayed in a hotel once which had a nightclub in the basement. My room was on the 2nd floor. I couldn't get to sleep until the club closed around 3am.

I think you need to move.

NameUnavailable said:

I stayed in a hotel once which had a nightclub in the basement. My room was on the 2nd floor. I couldn't get to sleep until the club closed around 3am.

I think you need to move.

A friend and I were staying on a Greek island and our room was above the nightclub/disco.  After we complained the tour company moved us to another hotel which was actually much nicer.  This was in the days of getting holidays from glossy brochures, very useful at the time 

AdrianC

You moved to a flat above a business.
That business turned out to have utterly predictable side-effects. 
Now you want that business to be closed to suit you.

No, that's not how it works.

csgohan4

This is one reason why lenders do not like commercial ventures next door or below their investment. It can change from being a book store to a smelly take away to a nightclub

lookstraightahead

Reminds me of the thread about someone who bought next to a restaurant and didn't like the smell