Statutory Nuisance - Flood lights

[motorbiking]

There is a car park behind some flats that backs on to the rear of my garden. Unfortunately the management company have installed two very powerful LED flood lights activated by PIR. My guess is that these are 150 - 200W each so we are talking 20-25K lumen total. They are pointed directly at my property. I am 100% sure that it was not the intention of the owners to cause a nuisance however, the lights are powerful enough to penetrate curtains and wake us up when anyone goes in to the car park (which given the coming and goings of the residents occurs all the way through the night.

I have written politely to the management company asking them to modify them. However, I suspect they were put there for good reason and they wont want to remove/modify them. I may need to involve the environmental health enforcement team and was wondering if anyone had any experience of preparing a case?

I'm aware of the legislation, but have no experience of this area of law.

Ideas?

 

[Mottie]

Air rifle

 

[Iamchamps]

If you have a lamp post directly outside your window you can request the council to fit like a shield that will stop the direct light hitting your property. Could something like this be fitted to solve the problem?

 

[pete50]

You will be far better off asking your council than this lot on here. That's what I did when I complained about a statutory nuisance and got it resolved to my satisfaction.

 

[motorbiking]

If you have a lamp post directly outside your window you can request the council to fit like a shield that will stop the direct light hitting your property. Could something like this be fitted to solve the problem?

street lamps are exempt. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/artific...-light-not-covered-by-statutory-nuisance-laws

You will be far better off asking your council than this lot on here. That's what I did when I complained about a statutory nuisance and got it resolved to my satisfaction.

Was it simply a case of describing the problem and asking them for help or did you have to go in to any detail about the impact?

 

[bernardgreen]

a car park behind some flats that backs on to the rear of my garden.

street lamps are exempt.

Car park lights are not street lights and hence not exempt.

 

[Iamchamps]

And if they will fit them on street lamps which are exempt as you say then parking lights should be a doddle to get sorted.

 

[motorbiking]

sorry to clarify, I'm talking about a private carpark belonging to a small block of flats, not a public car park with street lighting.

A picture may help ...

 

[bernardgreen]

Loghts in a private car p[ark are NOT exempt.

The flood light in the image appears to be pointed directly at the location where the camera is. If that location is one of your windows then that light should be angled downwards

 

[HERTS P&D]

Sorted!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162500619645, then blame the 'kids'

Andy

 

[bernardgreen]

These make it possible to spray a light coat of paint at high levels without using a ladder

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attach-Your-Spray-Extension-Pole/dp/B004FEBDAI

 

[kingandy2nd]

Can’t you just go round with a ladder and angle the light downwards?

 

[garyo]

Can’t you just go round with a ladder and angle the light downwards?

That's what I was thinking. Just make sure you wear enough high-vis and no one will say a thing!

 

[Mottie]

Spray some clear varnish on the pir?

 

[^woody^]

The EPA 90 Act will cover floodlights shining into private homes that cause a nuisance. The council EHO will be able to deal with this if the owners won't help.

Going by that photo, it will be a simple remedy to alter the angle or relocate, or alter the fitting. There is no valid reason for that type of spotlight, as another type will light the area just the same and deal with their likely H&S argument.