Hi there,
My partner and I have recently moved into a lovely house on a quiet residential road in SW London.
We love it here, apart from the fact there's a local takeaway shop three doors down whose extractor fan we can hear in our garden from mid-afternoon to 11pm every day apart from Sundays.
It's not oppressively loud (as in, it's not like we have to shout over it or anything), but it's a high-pitched industrial sound that's always there, and to be honest it's quite annoying when we want to sit and relax in the garden. I took a reading which came out at about 45dB, but not sure how accurate that is, and the fact that it is a constant/whiny sound makes it quite irritating compared to, say, a car going past.
The sound is the loudest in the garden, but can also be heard from the kitchen when the Velux windows/bi-folds are open, and from the two bedrooms at the back of the house (mitigated somewhat by closing the windows but not entirely). I know nothing about extractor fans, but presumably they shouldn't be so audible three doors down?
I don't want to cause issues unduly, so intend on first talking to the owners, as they may be unaware and willing to resolve the issue.
Failing that, is anyone able to give advice as to whether I this is likely to be considered "excessive" noise, and whether I am likely to have a case if I go to the council?
Many thanks,
Lapaillade