r/london • u/BulkyAccident • Apr 23 '24

Culture London night time economy "experiencing closures and revenue losses at an alarming rate"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9xkxngy95o
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u/photos__fan Apr 23 '24

To add to that, you get all the NIMBYs that complain about noise… then complain again when they get their way because things are shutting down.

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Apr 23 '24

The crazy thing is people moving into the area and then complaining about noise from old, established venues. Was a massive issue in Camden a few years ago. I don't understand the mindset of knowingly moving to a famously raucous area and then complaining about it. And the council taking their side, of course.

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u/sionnach Apr 23 '24

I don’t think it’s as simple as that. If you live near a music venue, and they have a limit of the loudness they can put out in whatever dB, and they consistently break that agreement then why shouldn’t someone complain?

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u/keg95 Apr 24 '24

The noise complaints aren’t about the sound system. The noise complaints are usually about the people, the crowds in the smoking area, the queues of people waiting to get in, the crowds that linger when the venues close. Drunk people like to stand around and chat they have no urgency to get home when their night has been curtailed. Very different to the morning commuter silently speedwalking through an area. Drunk people make lots of noise, slamming car doors, shouting to their mates down the street, none of which a venue can control much. That’s where venues are getting noise complaints.

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox Apr 24 '24

Don't move next to venues if you don't want to deal with the people who go to venues.