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To put letter up in park

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Hadenough32 · 29/03/2026 20:30

We live on a new build estate. Privately.ownder by housing developers so not an issue for the local council.
Basically due to damage all the play equipment was removed from the park opposite my house. Fences still up but it's empty just grass. Great place for people to take their dogs.
Problem is it's been 2 years now and it's constantly in use. People just sitting there whilst their dogs go mental barking. It's in use constantly. Last summer a regular group of 8+ dogs in there every evening from 6 to 7. Some people start walking their dogs from 5am when it got hot last year so was woken early too. Last night me and kids woken at 11pm by 2 people and their dogs playing in there. They also flash really bright lights from their phones.
The barking wakes my kids up and makes getting them back to sleep hard. (4 kids with 2 under 2 so they're difficult anyway) I have to shut the windows even in summer. It's also the adults having really loud screeching conversations with eacother over their dogs barking. I've got 2 dogs so I know it's hard but I really didn't sign up to live opposite a dog park.
Our neighbours feel the same and they actually cheekily removed the park gate thinking this would deter people but they replaced it with a wooden pallet they leave in there.

I'm thinking about writing a laminated note and sticking it up in the park asking them to keep the noise down.
Is there anything else I can do?

OP posts:
Parat · 29/03/2026 20:33

Contact your estate management company about it. You pay them in addition to your council tax so make them earn their money.

Octavia64 · 29/03/2026 20:32

Ask the developers/whoever to remove the fences.

shoofly · 29/03/2026 20:31

Can you ask the developer to remove the fences?

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