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Licensing issue or the police?

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Chassisy · 18/04/2025 00:16

I know of someone who lives next door to a social club. The social club leave the flood lights on all night which shine into the houses. Recently they have installed benches and children’s slides right next to the fence of the person’s house. When they know the police are coming round they move the furniture to the other side of the beer garden and then when the police go they move it back.

They make up malicious environmental health allegations in retaliation. The police won’t do anything and blame the residents. What can be done and who is responsible for these issues? The residents are fed up with it but the building is suspected facilitating drug dealing and the police and licensing seem reluctant to sort out these issues.

The people at the venue have even been heard on camera plotting their next act against the residents.

Can this be escalated to a governing body such as the IOPC?

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Eveningstart · 18/04/2025 08:12

You “know of someone” 😂

OldJohn · 18/04/2025 08:51

Can your friend take photos and videos of the play equiptment being used agaist their fence? That would prove that it was there.

Cornetto3 · 18/04/2025 08:53

OldJohn · 18/04/2025 08:51

Can your friend take photos and videos of the play equiptment being used agaist their fence? That would prove that it was there.

Clearly 'they' need photos / videos of what's going on, otherwise it's a he said - she said

ClearHoldBuild · 18/04/2025 09:07

Am I being stupid here? Surely they can put benches/play equipment where they like in their outdoor space.
All they can do about drug dealing, if they are happy to, is to keep reporting it online to the relevant police force and intelligence will be built. Sometimes it takes a while for these kinds of arrests as the police need to build a picture with repeated instances so they hopefully get a better result in court.

Chassisy · 18/04/2025 09:17

They can take photos but will probably have to wait till there are no kids around as it’s the school holidays.

Apparently there is a 2 metre regulation about putting fixtures next to neighbouring properties. From the photos I saw it was less than 2 metres.

The drugs issue has been in the local papers multiple times as an article since 2019. I have no idea why this police force won’t do anything about it.

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BTsrule · 18/04/2025 10:06

“Apparently there is a 2 metre regulation about putting fixtures next to neighbouring properties. From the photos I saw it was less than 2 metres.”

if they can be moved they are not fixtures. Plus the fixture has to be more than 2.5m high to breach planning laws

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