Residents in Beechdale Mews (and on the Beechdale Road, Robinswood Road) have been disturbed for the last few years by the Dunnline bus company operating a 24 hour depot right next to their houses.

Tackling the problem is a long and complicated journey.  Currently the Council is fighting two legal battles with the company.  A Noise Abatement Order was served on the bus company obliging them not to make a noise at night, and planning permission was refused for changes to their site on Beechdale Road.  The bus company appealed both actions.  The planning appeal is scheduled to be heard next April, but the noise order has been in Nottingham Magistrates Court for three days this week.

I was present in court for a day and a half, but local residents have sat through three days of trial in front of a District Judge.  Local residents also testified in court about how the nuisance is affecting their daily lives.  Bus noise throughout the night means interrupted sleep for many.  Diesel fumes coming over the wall means there isn’t a single day in the year when residents can enjoy their gardens.  Vibrations through the wall and ground disturb them too.  And residents on Robinswood Road have been kept awake by security lights that shine directly into their rooms.

The days in court ended on Thursday evening when the Council’s solicitor Mrs Matthews summed up the Council’s case.  It certainly sounded impressive. The judge has gone away to decide, and we expect to hear from him on 19th November.

I’d like to thank all the residents who testified, and all the residents who made the case possible by complaining to the Council, and letting the Council take measurements and recordings from their home.

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