my neighbour is complaing about the level of noise coming from my garden due to the children playing outside!:eek:,
i am out 3 mornings a week helping at a playgroup come back at 12pm feed the little ones, 2 of them then play either out or in and 1 baby has he's sleep, we then go out at 3pm to do the school run and i pick up the other children returning at 4pm if the weather is nice as yesterday was i let the children go out, half were out side playing and the other's were watching cartoons as i was preparing tea, at 4.50pm i was just calling them in to eat when she started shouting at the children to 'shut up' i asked what her problem was and she said that by me running my buisness from home i was interferring with her family life as they like to eat their tea outside and they couldn't do to the noise as it was like living nxt to a school. i reminded her that they were just children playing happliy and 1 hour out of the whole day was not being inconsiderate.
she has threatned to make a complaint due to the noise, if she does do this what will ofsted do and how long would they take to come out if a complaint has been made.
she is allways shouting at my parents for parking over her drive even by half a foot:angry:
sorry this is such a long post i was sooo:angry: that i neede to get it off my chest.

It's a legal requirement for you to allow children daily access to outside play so I can't see Ofsted doing much tbh...

I would be tempted to ring them though and ask advice.

If she complains to the council they might send someone out, but again it's children playing for goodness sake and they could very easily be your children! Lots of people have 3 or 4 in their family...

Silly woman :(

Its no different to the neighbours who are mowing the grass or doing building works, you own kids playing outside, dogs barking, neighbours having a boozy bbq.

Children are playing - they make noise. Perhaps you could appease her a little by saying you will monitor the noise levels and ask the children to be a little quieter if they are getting loud but tbh I can't see the problem.
Sounds like you have a lovely neighbour - not:rolleyes: and I would be very tempted to have that boozy bbq with bouncy castle in the garden on balmy evening:D

You poor thing. Some people are just so miserable. I'm so lucky - I feel guilty about my kids making so much noise and I'm always apologising to my neighbour who says she adores hearing them giggling, shouting and chatting to each other!!
I would say, keep notes on any 'confrontation' you encounter with this neighbour. Try and remain calm and professional with her at all times (she may be making notes herself). Make sure all the parents of your children are aware of the situation - and get them to sign and date a note of any confrontation she has with them if you can.
Then if she does make a complaint, you have all the proof etc. required to defend yourself.
Good luck - hope she moves out soon!

How annoying. Silly woman. I am lucky as my neighbours one side are out all day and just leave their dogs barking :rolleyes: The other side have young children too and we lift them over to play while mum chats at the fence as it is quite low.

Got the same problem both my neighbours to left are miserable .... who's kids have grown up "dont kick the ball at the fence" "dont ride your bike outside my gate" on and on it goes I feel on edge every time they play out HOWEVER ok for them to cut grass at 9 o'clock at night !!!!!!!!!!!!!:angry: We had an extension for a play room both complained that stating it was inconvient for mums to drop of kids, both have their grand kids dropped off Get soooooooooooo mad with it all :angry: Paula

I'd log it in your complaints book so if she makes a compaint to OFSTED, you can show you have taken it seriously. Then just evaluate honestly. I have 1 mindee and then my own DD who have voices that could shatter glass and they will let loose blood-curdling screams that set my teeth on edge. I'm forever telling them off for it. Just have a listen and write down on your complaint what you are hearing, is it excessive or is it just children playing normally. You can now prove you have responded to the complaint whether you feel anything needs to change or not.


she is allways shouting at my parents for parking over her drive even by half a foot
Now, personally, I can't blame her for that in the slightest :) (had my own run-ins with people who do this and it drives me bonkers) but the rest of it makes her sound a miserable cow.

One of my neighbours is brill and loves to hear the kids having fun. Whilst the other side, although they haven't said anything to me have moaned to my dh's boss :angry: in the pub because we had a wendy house delivered and she said "well that's going to make it even noisier in the garden". I was fuming, what right did she have slagging me off to my dh's boss!!!! Luckily he doesn't like her but I can't say anything to her because she will know where it has come from.

I do try and get the girls not to squeal (as 8 year olds do) and the boys not to shout too much but I do think that having three kids herself (they are all teens) she should have a bit more understanding and how would she like it, if I went and complained to her boss about her smoking drugs!!! in her back garden and having noisy bbq's. It amazes me that some people always have something to say about others but don't think about their own actions.

So I sympathise with you completely.

Sara

i wouldnt worry hun, i guess nothing would be done as its just kids playing outside .. bit like letting your own out to play but i could be wrong they might look into it.

note down child name/s and time they go out and come bk in from playing, ... least if ofsted or council came out bout noise they will see how many and how long were outside.

like you say hour out of the whole day is not a lot is it

my neighbours are brill, they are Fijian (dont think i spealt that right) they did a Fiji day for them they cooked, dressed up it was a great day.
The other side grow vegtables and ask me to take children round to help plant them i am very lucky :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
At christmas the children all make cards and we make them presents to say thankyou.
Maybe you could bake a cake with the children and take it round might soften them up a bit

my neighbours are brill, they are Fijian (dont think i spealt that right) they did a Fiji day for them they cooked, dressed up it was a great day.
The other side grow vegtables and ask me to take children round to help plant them i am very lucky :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
At christmas the children all make cards and we make them presents to say thankyou.
Maybe you could bake a cake with the children and take it round might soften them up a bit

Wow!! Wish i had neighbours like that, they sound fab. Mine don't complain about noise levels but i try to keep it to a minimum just incase!! Shouldn't have to tho should we for an hour or 2 a day!!

Anyway really hope their complaints fall on deaf ears!!:)

thanks for all your reply's
one of my mindee's parent's used to live opposite us, and she told me that the annoying neighbour has driven so many neighbours away all around us due to her constand moaning re-parking and so and so!


Now, personally, I can't blame her for that in the slightest (had my own run-ins with people who do this and it drives me bonkers).

we have a joined dropped kerb and she called the highways inspector out 3 times to complain that she didn't want it joined, as it would be difficult to know where her drop kerb ended, so if my parents park even 6 inches too close to her drive she comes out shouting abuse at them even though they tell her they are just picking up little one's and will be no more than 5 mins, but she keep's shouting at them till they eventually move their cars.

i have logged it in my complaint's book and yes i agree that sometimes children can me noisy and i do tell them to keep the noise down if they are getting to excited.

I'm pretty sure most noise complaints go to environmental health, they will advise the complainant to keep a diary for 2 weeks stating when, why and how loud the noise was, then they may monitor it/come and see you.

I personally would give EH a call and ask what level of noise is ok from kids playing, perhaps explain the situation and how this lady is always complaining about everything and ask their advice.



I used to live next door to a child who kicked a football against the wall for hours - I could have cheerfully strangled him, the noise drove me mad. However the sound of kiddies laughing, chattering and giggling is wonderful and certainly not something I would ever consider complaining about.

Some people are only happy if they are moaning about something or somebody. She should count her lucky starts it's just a kids playing - just thing she could live next door to neighbours of hell -

We have an miserable old couple who live over the road from us and they are always moaning about something - I think they go out of their way to be downright miserable and awkward.

my neighbour is complaing about the level of noise coming from my garden due to the children playing outside!:eek:,
i am out 3 mornings a week helping at a playgroup come back at 12pm feed the little ones, 2 of them then play either out or in and 1 baby has he's sleep, we then go out at 3pm to do the school run and i pick up the other children returning at 4pm if the weather is nice as yesterday was i let the children go out, half were out side playing and the other's were watching cartoons as i was preparing tea, at 4.50pm i was just calling them in to eat when she started shouting at the children to 'shut up' i asked what her problem was and she said that by me running my buisness from home i was interferring with her family life as they like to eat their tea outside and they couldn't do to the noise as it was like living nxt to a school. i reminded her that they were just children playing happliy and 1 hour out of the whole day was not being inconsiderate.
she has threatned to make a complaint due to the noise, if she does do this what will ofsted do and how long would they take to come out if a complaint has been made.
she is allways shouting at my parents for parking over her drive even by half a foot:angry:
sorry this is such a long post i was sooo:angry: that i neede to get it off my chest.

stupid woman! who she think she is!:angry: i live next to a school and theres hardly any noise at all, i actually like it

Just call ofsted and ask to go to their compliance team to make them aware of the issue, best way to cover yourself.

Sounds like my neighbour, she complained about the noise to the police who told her I could have 50 kids in the garden if I wanted it had nothing to do with her, She has also complained in the past to Ofsted about made up things, such as having 12 under ones. Envoronmental Health, Council for barking dog, Northumbrian Water for hose pipe left running when I dont have a hose pipe, Social Services to say I abanded my 16 year old daughter and went on holiday, (she was left with her grandparents didnt want to go camping), the council to say my builders were working over hours and various other things over the years. She sits at her window all day trying to get all neighbours into trouble. Says all Im good for is looking after other people's kids, when all she does is look after her grandaughter, She even told my father he spent too much time at my house and should be spending more time with his wife. If anyone knows of a hitman I could be interested. lol

love Elaine XX

Your neighbour sounds like she is a right moo! I would ask the children to be a bit quieter while they are outside if it's your neighbours tea time, but any other time I would let them be.
Why couldn't your neighbour just pop round and have a nice polite word about it! Why shout at the kids, bless them.

Glad she dont live next door to me

Try not to worry to much

Angel xx

It is funny when people get older and seem to forget that their own children used to make noise also !!

I feel for you it must be horrible to be on edge everytime the children are out playing, you are just doing the right thing by letting them out to play it is after all what is expected of us.

I am lucky i have elderly neighbours one side who love to hear the sound of children playing and will often pop their heads over to say hello and all the lo's queue up to be lifted up, the other side are young children also so no problem there.


Like was mentioned, get the children to make some fairy cakes and take them round, surely that will melt the frosty ones !!

I would feed the children blue Smarties, Red Bull and Mars Bars and then send them out into the garden with musical instruments for a song and dance session! http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/evilgrin/evilgrin0010.gif

:ROFL1:

hahaha, i like that idea!!
my neighbours are ok - one is about 90 and deaf as a post, and the other is housebound so she told me i could take george in her garden (ours is all shingle) so i guess i'm pretty lucky. although i do post her letters every other day!

thanks tatia

what a good idea :laughing:
can't till nxt week when we start doing the fire drill just brought a whistle to get all their attention when playing she'll love that one:blush:

[QUOTE=Tatia;230754]Now, personally, I can't blame her for that in the slightest :)

We used to live somewhere where there was a dance school two doors down and they constantly parked across the drive. At the moment we have problems with one of our neighbours sons who parks constantly opposite our drive and it means we cannot turn into our drive to park the car. He complains that hubby knocks on his fathers door to ask him to move it at 11.15 pm (my logic is he shouldn't keep parking it there knowing gary can' t put his car away). The road is very narrow - a council estate built in the 50's before everyone had cars if that makes sense.

All you can do on this one is keep asking parents via your newsletter not to park across their drive and hope it sinks in more than my attempts to get parents to close my gate.

As for hte noise what is their problem i love it at the weekend when my neighbour has his children and I get to hear them playing in the garden.