excessive noise - Weekender festival clapham common Post Reply

[mummyof1]

Has anyone complained about the excessive bass noise from the weekender festival ? I have called twice already and although took my details and said i would be contacted i am still awaiting - the actual noise i dont really have a problem with BUT the Bass noise is just too excessive - i can feel my back garden wall vibrating and the noise at the back of my house is just awful - with my ears ringing constantly.
Having looked on Lambeths website it appears their noise control officer only works Monday to Friday office hours only !

Please do call the festival noise line if you are being disturbed 020 3137 6716

[astro]

I've been wondering whether to call as well of whether I'm being too much of a killjoy.

As you say, I don't mind music and actually like seeing the common used for other festivals but where we are we cant really hear the music so much as just the bass, a low loud thumping which makes it quite difficult to relax! Also I don't think it is the greatest thing for my 2 year old and 8mth old baby to be listening to, and don't think it is fair that they'd need to not play in our garden to get away from it. I'd be interested in knowing what the money which will be raised from holding the festival will be used for... Would seem more acceptable if I knew it was going to pay for key services on the common which we use every day.

[papinian]

Everyone. Here's how this works:

- Lambeth Council has full jurisdiction over Clapham Common notwithstanding that part of the common is in Lambeth and part in Wandsworth.

- Lambeth Council makes a lot of money from renting out (a big chunk of) the common on multiple occasions during the year. These events cause nuisance to those living around the common.

- Most of those who live around the common live in Wandsworth rather than Lambeth. (The Lambeth side of the common is much less residential.) However, the Wandsworth councillors have no direct political control / input and the Lambeth councillors don't care because their voters aren't complaining and the money generated by the events goes into the Lambeth budget only.

If anyone has any political solutions to this then let us know.

[daisydaisy]

My house is vibrating right now. What time does the noise stop?!

[ally30_1998]

Noise from festival wasn't too bad here "between the commons" but the after gathering from the tenants behind is really annoying and looks like they are going for an all nighter

[ally30_1998]

Noise from festival wasn't too bad here "between the commons" but the after gathering from the tenants behind is really annoying and looks like they are going for an all nighter

[daisydaisy]

ally30 you and I must be neighbours as I was kept awake by the frivolities of party-goers. Bah humbug (think I'm just jealous that I don't have the energy to party all night!)

[ally30_1998]

Luckily they went out after an hour or so, presumably clubbing, but back on it again tonight. Wouldn't be so bad if they shut their
French doors (it's a top flat with French doors backing on to the gardens - bit of an echo chamber).
Numerous people have been asking them to turn it down to no avail and they've just ignored it.
Really hope they move soon !!

[daisydaisy]

Is there any way you could find out who the landlord or estate agent is and mention it to them?

[Piccalilli]

Personally I think it's totally ridiculous that a festival of this type is held in a residential area. I can't think of any other of its type which is held so close to people's houses. I would be in favour of a petition to ban it or at a minimum reduce the sound level and have it stop at 10pm.

As others say, the festival itself is just one part of the problem. The after parties are a nightmare. When did twenty somethings become so selfish and arogant that think it's acceptable to keep whole neighbourhoods awake?

Was the rooftop party the one on the corner of Gowrie and Stormont Road?

[Doman]

Apparently the noise limits were increased for this year
As a Lambeth resident, I can't say that we particularly feel the benefit of these festivals and I don't really agree with huge swathes of the Common being blocked off. It must be very frustrating to feel disempowered as a Wandsworth resident ... you just have to complain en masse I guess?

However, I'm conscious that Lambeth is a huge borough and not as wealthy as, for example, neighbouring Wandsworth, so they need to generate revenue. These events must be a godsend to an impoverished local authority.

To the poster saying that the Common is poorly maintained, perhaps organise local residents to go and make some improvements yourselves? We've done similar on our local streets.

[ally30_1998]

Hi piccalilli

Our lovely neighbours were partying on Salcott. We are backing on to them. Yes agree all the rooftop parties are noisy. I'm not against people
Partying, and I get that is the last Bank Holiday but these particular neighbours have been pretty frequent since they moved in a few months ago.

I am keeping a note of things but hopefully they might calm down a bit now the summer is coming to and end.

[wandbc]

For anyone concerned about noise from events on Clapham Common here is some more information and details of who to complain to

http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/artic ... ham_common

[rob1974]

We didn't find the festival noise too intrusive, but we are slightly down the hill so may have been shielded from the worst.

However, I have to agree with posts above, the knock-on impact of the festival was some pretty anti-social behavior around the neighbourhood well into the small hours. I think it was Saturday night there was an abusive and very drunk group of festive revelers heading down our street at 4am hurling abuse at every house a light turned on it to see what was going on.

I would have thought a greater police street presence was justified for a few hours after large scale events like this as part of their approval process.

Now to my real beef - we are on Bennerley and it sounds like a bunch of you are our neighbours as the constant partying in the top floor flat on Salcott is driving us nuts. During the day there is excessive high-volume swearing going on (with kids around) and at night they just don't care what time they party until. We are going to write to all the estate agents with a complaint.

Our old neighbour complained at the time the planning permission was granted for the property as he only signed-off when it was stipulated the top floor would be a typical loft bedroom so he would not be constantly overlooked. The fact it is now the lounge / party room may deserve a group complaint to Wandsworth Council.....

Sorry to go off topic slightly lack, I blame a long-weekend without enough sleep!!!

[graceygirl]

''When did twenty somethings become so selfish and arogant that think it's acceptable to keep whole neighbourhoods awake?''

I suppose when you are paying £900 per bedroom gives some sense of entitlement.

I am in my twenties and have complained to Wansworth Council about the basement flat of other very selfish twenty year olds below me having constant parties so we aren't all crazy wild, but they cite a lot of the noise as being due to poor sound insulation with landlords doing flats out on the cheap which they can do very little about.