Factory starts machines at 6am AIBU to think about reporting them?

[Whaddayado]

I've just moved into a rural town. It's fairly remote and I hoped quiet.
This morning I woke to the sound of machines at 6am..
There are a couple of farm buildings at the bottom of the field outside my house (about 100m away) where they cut stone.
The sound travels easily and is loud enough to wake me up. They also have two bright spot lights shining late - they were still on at midnight last night.
Surely they aren't working 6am to past midnight? Are they leaving lights on for security? Are there limits on out of hours noise / light pollution?

I've never reporting anyone for anything before, so I don't really know how bad something has to be to warrant a complaint.

Should I put up and shut up for a bit to see if I get used to it?

Country life noise: The oil rig helicopters from 6am to 11pm is what surprised us. They fly a lot higher now compared to 13 years ago, though, so DH's complaints must have made a change in policy.

I like the fighter jets, though :).

It may well be a seasonal task and needing to be done in a short time frame. Certainly during harvest tractors and combines and wagons are out 5am till gone midnight most nights till its all in.

The buildings are down a hill and partly hidden by trees, so I didn't notice a potential issue when viewing the property.

So you didn't check out the neighbourhood? You didn't look at the council's planning scheme? More fool you.

How about investigating it now? You might learn a bit more before insisting that they shut up. You might learn that they have complete right to do what they are doing, or you might learn that they do not, and that you may have a leg to stand on when complaining - and possibly damaging their established business - or you might even find out that they are disobeying the rules. But how about investigation first (albeit somewhat late)?

Some harsh responses. The Op is well within her rights to raise it with the Council, check any planning regs and ask Environmental Health for advice.

A friend of mine bought a new build . Checked everything out. Someone set up a tyre shredding operation within an existing business in breach of their licence. They were investigated and closed down.

Sorry - YABU to move to a house and then try and change what is happening in an established business. It was up to you to check that out when you were buying.

You're not the wanker who has just bought a cottage down the road from us are you? Enjoying your lovely views of our farmland and then decided to send us a window cleaning bill from the dust the tractors have made?

As you asked, yes, YABU to complain about the established business next to the property you just bought, and no you didn't do your due diligence before you moved in. I know what I'd be doing with my security lights if you complained about me. Nation of arseholes.

My dad was a steelworker until he retired. His factory ran 24/7 all year round apart from a weeks shutdown twice a year. Industrial noise isn't like people having a party and not governed by the same rules - they'll be operating when they're allowed to be operating most probably.

Frilly that takes the biscuit I've had "we didn't expect vehicle noise you will have to stick to 9-5" as they settled in to their clearly surrounded by farmland house. How do you think we work the fields then eejit?

Stone cutting may be associated with an adjacent or nearby quarry. So check with the county council for any planning permission and the hours of working conditions .
However, 6am used to be the norm as a start time so they may be in compliance with condition on the pp.
Ditto lighting for security although it is possible they could be deflected downwards.
Unfortunately it seems a proper planning search was not carried out before house purchase.

It's normal.

If the business is old enough unfortunately there may be nothing anyone can do including councils trying to retrospectively impose timings etc.

Do people actually read? The op said at the beginning it's a stone cutting business not a dairy farm or any other type of farm.

River every year it's something more ridiculous. Last year I had some irate mother wanting me to turn the beacons off of the tractor as it was 8pm and her kids were asleep.

They're about to get the shock of their lives when harvest kicks off in a couple of weeks because whilst the weather is dry we run three combines and nine trailers pretty much 24 hours with the land working for autumn cropping following the combines.

I'd sympathise - but as we make the nation's food - make hay whilst the sun shines and all that.

But really people should research their locality before moving in. We're in the grain belt, you would have to be devoid of brain cells not to work that out!

So let me understand.

The op wants to reduce local jobs and negatively affect the local economy by limiting the hours an existing business operates in a place that she had just moved into?

Op, the book 'how to win friends and influence people' might be a good investment right now...

you didn't do your due diligence before you moved in

fell short of 100m......