official letter claiming that the 1in-diameter chime was a ‘statutory nuisance’ following a complaint. And he was warned he had to take it down - or be served with a noise abatement order and face legal action. Ironically Mr Bavington, 57, and his wife Sheila bought the chime to create a feeling of calm while they were sitting in the garden of their £300,000 detached home in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, with noisy airliners flying overhead on final approach to Coventry airport just over a mile away. But, instead, it has landed them in a two-month legal row with officials at Rugby. Retired sales executive Mr Bavington said: “You can't even hear the chime if you go inside the house. But the council said there had been a complaint from someone who was annoyed by the tinkling. I told them it was ridiculous. Sending around officers to listen to a tiny wind chime is a complete waste of taxpayers’ money.” Evening Standard 6/1/07.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Noisy neighbours
RUGBY Council has ordered a man to move a tiny wind chime from his back garden following an investigation that cost more than £1,000. David Bavington was stunned to receive an
official letter claiming that the 1in-diameter chime was a ‘statutory nuisance’ following a complaint. And he was warned he had to take it down - or be served with a noise abatement order and face legal action. Ironically Mr Bavington, 57, and his wife Sheila bought the chime to create a feeling of calm while they were sitting in the garden of their £300,000 detached home in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, with noisy airliners flying overhead on final approach to Coventry airport just over a mile away. But, instead, it has landed them in a two-month legal row with officials at Rugby. Retired sales executive Mr Bavington said: “You can't even hear the chime if you go inside the house. But the council said there had been a complaint from someone who was annoyed by the tinkling. I told them it was ridiculous. Sending around officers to listen to a tiny wind chime is a complete waste of taxpayers’ money.” Evening Standard 6/1/07.
official letter claiming that the 1in-diameter chime was a ‘statutory nuisance’ following a complaint. And he was warned he had to take it down - or be served with a noise abatement order and face legal action. Ironically Mr Bavington, 57, and his wife Sheila bought the chime to create a feeling of calm while they were sitting in the garden of their £300,000 detached home in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, with noisy airliners flying overhead on final approach to Coventry airport just over a mile away. But, instead, it has landed them in a two-month legal row with officials at Rugby. Retired sales executive Mr Bavington said: “You can't even hear the chime if you go inside the house. But the council said there had been a complaint from someone who was annoyed by the tinkling. I told them it was ridiculous. Sending around officers to listen to a tiny wind chime is a complete waste of taxpayers’ money.” Evening Standard 6/1/07.
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