School playtime effected because of noise complaints

[Flyboy]

This really pee's me off. These people knew they were buying a house next to a school, so what did they expect? It's like buying a house next to a railway line and complaining to the rail company about the noise the rains make. The school should not have pre-empted anything at all. They should have engaged with the local residents and come up with a mutually agreeable conclusion. The local residents should have footed the bill for the fence, or just simply have grown some hedges.

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Originally Posted by martyh

I would agree ,it looks brand spanking new on the website and on street view

http://www.barlbycommunityprimaryschool.co.uk/

bearing that in mind local residents may not have wished for the school to built there and may have objected in the planning stages
Still think that whoever objected is being a bit small minded ,would be interesting to know how many people objected

It's been there for at least six years, it had an OFSTED in two thousand and four. I doubt it would have had one the year it was commissioned, so perhaps after about three years. That would make it at least about nine or ten years old. Our school's buildings look new, if presented well in a photograph, but it was built over forty years ago. The part of the building pictured in the link could have been a recent addition, for example.

You are absolutely right, fb.

From the school's website

The main section of the school was built in 1925, with additional extensions in 1992 and 1999. Our new early years unit was opened last year.

[Flyboy]

So the school has been there for eighty-five years, a lot longer than most of the residents; I shouldn't think there would be many of them left who witnessed the ground breaking on that site. In the last eight-five years there have been over forty-five thousand play-times and they have waited until now to complain? I'm going to guess it is someone who has spent too much on buying their house and wants to moan about having to put up with listening to children playing. They either have never had children or are too old to remember.

[joglynne]

From Hugh's link above.

The main section of the school was built in 1925, with additional extensions in 1992 and 1999. Our new early years unit was opened last year.

I suspect it could be the the new Early Years Unit that has prompted the complaints. I have no problem whatsoever with the sounds of children playing but maybe this new unit was just one disturbance too many.

I do agree with a previous poster that the school acted prematurely though and should have waited for a full investigation by the Council before giving in to the complaints.

[Flyboy]

I can't see toddlers making that much more noise than the rest of the school.

[joglynne]

Neither can I but for someone with a bee in their bonnet it was probably a good excuse to have a go at the school.

Originally Posted by Flyboy

I can't see toddlers making that much more noise than the rest of the school.

ORLY?

Ever been to a supermarket when a toddler is kicking off?

Pass the duck tape please...

[Stuart]

Toddlers are capable of making a staggering amount of noise. Particularly if there is a group

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

So true. That high pitched "I'm not getting my way" scream is just aweful. You didn't used to hear that. Multiplied two or three hundred fold would be my idea of pure hell. But then I wouldn't buy a house near a school or recreation ground.

I think the buyers of the house only have themselves to blame for not doing their homework on the area, complaining is just so selfish. We get people down here buying places next to the local airport (Shoreham) and then complaining about the light aircraft, conveneintly forgetting that the airport was built in 1910 and most of the houses post 2nd war all round the airfield.

Then there's those terrible townies that buy a place in the country and then moan about the smells, cows mooing or cockerells crowing.

My flying club has a similar issue with neighbours. Three houses have been built, in the last four years, by some Z-listers, at the end of our runway. They never fail to complain at least once week. I can't imagine the conversations they had with their architects, agents, managers, builders and planning consultants:

"Aerodrome? Just build it and I'll use my celebrity status to close it down when it's finished!" LOL, they haven't even made a dent. In fact, I have heard it being suggested that some pilots extend their take-off roll a bit more now, just to pee them off. I can't see it myself, because that would not be very good practice.

Originally Posted by Stuart

Toddlers are capable of making a staggering amount of noise. Particularly if there is a group

Not that much Stuart..anyway if anyone cares to check the school is mostly away from most of the housing..If they care to try Google street view that is.

[Flyboy]

Indeed, I shouldn't think it makes much difference to the ambient noise of the playground. In fact, the afternoon session is less likely to be as noisy as the mornings, as many of the toddlers would have gone home at lunchtime.

Originally Posted by Flyboy

My flying club has a similar issue with neighbours. Three houses have been built, in the last four years, by some Z-listers, at the end of our runway. They never fail to complain at least once week. I can't imagine the conversations they had with their architects, agents, managers, builders and planning consultants:

"Aerodrome? Just build it and I'll use my celebrity status to close it down when it's finished!" LOL, they haven't even made a dent. In fact, I have heard it being suggested that some pilots extend their take roll a bit more now, just to pee them off. I can't see it myself, because that would not be very good practice.

Just like the prats who moved next to HMS Daedalus which was the Navy Airfield since before WW one and the site for over 40 years of air and sea rescue helecopters and have the temerity to want to get the service moved now the MOD have left...Just where they think it should go I'm not sure but as it is ideally situated right by The Solent one of the busiest water ways on the south coast of England they are completely out of luck.

[chris9991]

All change!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-11395953

[joglynne]

Nice to see that the support given to the school has prompted some common sense to be applied.

excellent result