Noisy neighbours

[martinw-48]

Is it reasonable to buy a property lets say next to a live music venue or an airport and then expect them to close down because you don't like the noise.
Image buying within earshot of an airport that has been there for over a hundred years and then complaining about aircraft noise.
Sounds like something an imbecile would do to me

[wide-world-of-stamps · Accepted solution]

Totally agree - if the venue or facility is there when you buy, you should expect the noise.

Imbecile is one word. Entitled, spoilt, and probably several more words also.

[bright.ton42 · Accepted solution]

Yes totally agree with you bofh.  

[zanadoo_56 · Accepted solution]

You see these complaints all the time on A Current Affair and the like.  If you need peace and quiet then choosing a house next to a pub or whatever is plain crazy.

I spent a few years living in a suburb under the flight path of commercial aircraft.  It was a rental so no moving was possible for a while.  The noise was bad enough but it was how it affected TV transmission (and therefore taping any shows) that was the most frustrating.  But homeowners and renters in the area just put it up with it.  The airport had been there longer than the houses.  If the noise got too much eventually some people moved. They didn't go bleating to the media about it.

One thing for sure I would NEVER do - buy a house close to a golf course or golf driving range.  Noise is one thing, hazardous projectiles is quite another.  You put your life in danger living too close to one of those places.

[springyzone · Accepted solution]

I've read that in fact the complaints have made it more dangerous.

In order to avoid as much noise as possible and limit it to a smaller area, a lot of aircraft take off very steeply using the bare minimum of power (or something to that effect) and that carries a bit of risk to it. Take off and landing are the riskiest times when flying.