To think kids shouldnt be out playing at 9pm?

[OnNaturesCourse]

It's nearly 9pm, and my neighbors visitors kids are playing, shouting and running around directly outside my window.

We live in apartments so they are on the large landing outside. So close to our windows that "it's OK (to be there) their blinds are shut"

I've complained to the council and police about noise from these neighbors before but this was when it was gone 11pm and the kids (around 5-8 years old?) were still out playing. When is the earliest you think I could complain again? I just want to frigging sleep.

They should be being quiet at this time, but I don't think children playing at nearly 9pm is an issue that either the council or the police are going to be that bothered by tbh. Particularly, if they are visitors and not there all the time.

Could you just ask the children to go and play somewhere else? Or speak to the neighbour directly?

Don't they have school tomorrow?

Bad parenting in my book.

Not necessarily London - mine broke up for the summer holidays on Friday.

Mine (aged 6) is never asleep before 9pm. She's still up now.

11pm.

Nothing wrong with kids playing out at 9pm.

It's still light. We have so few nice summer days just chill a bit!

They visit every 2-3 days so it happens a lot, and frequently goes on until past midnight. The neighbors aren't particularly friendly, and since the council last spoke to them have started shouting and playing music outside our windows at silly hours.

The look in our windows, they can get right up to them and one of the kids put their hands in the windows once. I've asked / pointed them in the direction of the playing field/garden we share but had no luck in moving them. They just don't seem to care.