Neighbours complaining about my sons drumming

[sunshine05]

So my 9 year old son has been learning the drums for 1.5 years now. The neighbours (who made our lives hell during our extension) have complained to the council numerous times and now someone from the council is coming round to talk to us about this. We live in a detatched house, the bedroom where the drumming takes place is 3 rooms away from a brick wall then there's a gap then the neighbours house. So it's not like we're in a semi detatched house.

Does anyone know do they have a claim against us?? Does my son have to give up something he loves?? He's learning a musical instrument!! I am so stressed about this- I'm shaking as I type. I was so stressed when they were unreasonable during our extension. He plays during the day only 5-10 mins and between the times of 8am and 8pm so we're as considerate as we can be.

I'm not sure where we stand legally

@Rainbowshine

Human rights are things like political prisoners being tortured, women not being allowed to have any education, governments “disappearing” any rivals.

This is not a human rights issue. Your neighbours are using the legitimate route to address an issue of the noise being made. That is being carried out by an appropriate person from your local council. If you’re creating too much noise you will be expected to act to reduce or remove the noise. If you don’t there’ll be a consequence and you’ll be made aware of that and it would follow the principle of natural justice. You’re not going to be dragged from your beds in the night and shot and left in a mass grave because you happen to believe in a certain religion or vote for a particular party.

this sums it up well.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/civil-rights/human-rights/the-human-rights-act-1998/

OP,
I pity your neighbours. You sound like a nightmare.

I suspect this was simply posted in the wrong topic rather than the OP deliberately choosing Human Rights. It happens.

This topic appears above Legal Matters in the list of topics and I bet that's where the OP meant to put it.

Nothing worse than the sound of a bad drummer.

And if your so. Is only practicing for 5-10 mins a day, he’s a bad drummer.

Why do people buy small children drums?? Maybe if you hate your neighbours and want to pay them back for their noisy parties?

Quite selfish of you really. Who wants to hear their neighbours kid drumming? Sounds like a nightmare.

Electric drum kit and headphones needed.

I read the OP’s comments about four times, looking for her reference, before the penny dropped. Doh! 😁

Sorry. Double doh!

I read the OP’s comments about four times, looking for her reference to Human Rights, before the penny dropped. Doh! 😁

There's a drummer on our street. He's not next door or even next door but one. I think he's about 5 doors down but we can still hear him. Drumming is noisy!

sorry if I've put this in the wrong thread- I searched and couldn't find a topic that it would be best suited to. any suggestions are welcome - instead of slating me. Seriously I may just ask people who are nice instead of coming to mumsnet for help

I just meant my rights in terms of what is legally allowed. So, sorry if I got the wrong topic group. geez

blue25 I asked for help not bitchiness

Nosleepintheheat erm its a musical instrument. Why not?

VodSelfordinner what have I done to get such wrath. You should be ashamed of judging someone you don't know. My son is 9 years old, and you're being rude about his drumming abilities and you don't know him? Yeah he can play lots of Rock songs, really well for your info.

thank you SoupDragon so there is 1 nice person on here

BovaryX i pity you, having nothing better to do than being rude to strangers online. Sad

He’s playing for 5 to 10 mins a day ? Not exactly dedicated is he

Someone who lives with a noise-maker knows when they are going to start and have some sort knowledge when they are going to finish. E.g. drilling, mowing, arguing, revving engines etc. If you are a neighbour you just have to live with the fact it could start any time! E.g. during a nap, face-time, phone call, getting the baby to sleep, watching a TV programme, relaxing in the garden. It's hell! Also the neighbour doesn't know the duration, 5 mins will seem like an hour. Do they give up trying to sleep? They don't know how long it's going to last. My advice would be to talk to them about a window when your son will be drumming e.g. 4 to 5. This will give them the opportunity to work around it like putting headphones in for an hour, going shopping etc. Drums are a nightmare. Unless he's in a soundproof room he will be annoying the whole street.

In laws had a neighbour who played the drums 3 houses away all you could hear was the thud constantly can't begin to describe how fucking annoying it was .
Selfish beyond belief think people should be way more considerate.

mrsbyers actually that's plenty if you want to check with a drumming teacher. But I'm sure you're an expert on it. Little and often is better than lots less often. Plus we're trying to be considerate to the neighbours??

kursaalflyer actually we have neighbours opposite about the same distance away who say they can hear the drumming but it's not that loud at all. So no, we're not annoying the whole street. Plus I can't talk to the upset neighbour as he's not talked to us face to face and avoids us. Which is not very grown up.

rwalker thanks for your helpful input. But I wasn't asking about how annoying it might be, I'm asking how we can come to some sort of agreement with the neighbour for a measly 5-10 mins a day.