that's stupid! i've been worrying about stuff like this recently with my neighbours, nobody's ever said anything and i don't take the p**s really, i do most of the work in the garage but i've been known to bang around outside and having 3 or 4 cars a month sometimes (my own, not breakers!). i asked someone about it and he reckons 10am making noise any day of the week up until about 8pm is completely fine and doesn't constitute unsociable noise

makes me laugh though the anonymity of it all

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From a planning point of view I would guess they are trying to apply the following to your activities.

1. Will your business involve any activities unusual in a residential area?

2. Will your business disturb your neighbours at unreasonable hours or create other forms of nuisance such as noise or smells?

If I was you I would write a polite letter stating the frequency you carry out work, if its private or for profit and highlight how the above and following issues do not apply to your situation and therefore you consider it to be “permitted” and not require planning permission.

Will your home no longer be used mainly as a private residence?
Will your business result in a marked rise in traffic or people calling?

Whatever business you carry out from your home, whether it involves using part of it as a bed-sit or for 'bed and breakfast' accommodation, using a room as your personal office, providing a childminding service, for hairdressing, dressmaking or music teaching, or using buildings in the garden for repairing cars or storing goods connected with a business - the key test is: is it still mainly a home or has it become business premises?

Tip if you need it for burning mounts without smoke is to get a wood fire going nice and hod, a smashed pallet works well for fuel, and when the fire is established throw the mounts in one at a time at two-three minute intervals, burns them out lovely, fish em out of the ash the following day and nobody gets there knickers in a bunch about palls of oily black smoke tainting their delicates out on the washing line.

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tbh, i've not burnt any mounts out since january time.

when i do, it only takes maybe 20 mins

i know 2 other neighbours with compressors aswell.

the council are making out i am constantly working on cars, when in fact it maybe 2 or 3 times a week.

should i go straight in and see my solicitor? or go see c.a.b?

if they're gonna stop me working on my own premises, on my own cars, they may aswell cut my arms off! f**king tossers!

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whose house is it?

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That means that up to 150 days a year you are out working on a car, I think its pretty easy to see why someone might think you are running a business from home with that ammount of work going on. I feel for you I really do, but that much activity is tough to keep off the radar. Obviously you should appeal against it but in future you will need to find a way of working in a less visible way. Do you have a driveway and garage big enough to work in so you are off the street?

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Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

i currently work 4 on 4 off.

i own a peugeot so i know that there is always something that needs doing.

yes i could afford a brand new car. but where's the fun in that.

i've grown up on the spanners

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Not the case unfortunately, if it's upsetting someone (Rightly or wrongly) and the Council listen to them and step in to put a stop to the activity (Be it loud music, Barking dogs or Vehicle repairs) then you are over a barrel.

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Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

Ive seen your street/house/garage Andy. Is your brother on the right of yours (as you look at your house)?

If so could you not put gates up at the end of the drive and work behind them, between the gate and the garage?

I know you shouldnt HAVE to but it might be a way round it. As for the compressor, build a noise proof cupboard for it?

As for the neighbours, you obviously have one who's got a bee in their bonnet over it. w**kers.

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Just want to say this is BS. You own your place (I'm guessing) and not running a business from there, therefore you can do what you want!?

The whole snitching you up to the Council is a p**stake and I would contact them and provide the facts. People can have house parties and be bad neighbors and councils "can't" do anything, yet as soon as somebody as yourself gets grassed they suddenly have powers!

Good luck in getting this sorted

Trouble is as soon as the council know Andy gets paid for doing work for others from his garage (assuming any money changes hands and not sexual favours) its classed as a business from home.

Unfortunatly some folks hate others having any intuition or ability to get on in life. Theres a bloke in my road, makes kids garden furniture from his double garage, only ever works in there during the day (monday to friday), never late, sometimes you hear the band saw going but no-ones bothered. He's not hurting anyone, or disturbing anyone, and he's a useful pair of eyes to have in the street.

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good suggestion about the gate matt

ideally, i need mr f**king jobsworth to come here, and we can go through what i can do to make ammends.

i can't do anymore than

make sure all work i do is between 9am - 5-30pm (maybe a few hours on a sat) and when i'm not at my full time job
make sure all work i do is down, and as close to my garage as possible
make sure garage door is closed when compressor in use (there will be occasions i need to use the air tools outside though)

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