Are any Whateley Road residents or Hyde Housing residents struggling with the noise from the school?

[citykitty]

Hello, are any Whateley Road residents or Hyde Housing residents struggling with the noise from the school?

I moved here very grateful for the police station which was then demolished and

replaced with a school. Is anyone else adversely affected by the noise they did not choose to

live by?

Is this situation causing you stress, depression, illness?

Reposting this due to absolute desperation, would really appreciate your experiences.

Please p.m.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

You'd rather live next to a police station (neenaws and coming/going 24 hours) than a primary school (kids noise during playtime, weekday day time only, 40 weeks a year)??? Crikey.

Primary school is about the best possible thing you could hope for to replace a building. I'd rather that than flats, chicken shops, petrol stations, cafes, substations...

[Penguin68]

You'd rather live next to a police station (neenaws and coming/going 24 hours)

Sadly it was not a 24 hour station at the end - not I think (happy to stand corrected) since the stables for police horses there were closed and moved, I think, to Blackheath or Lewisham.

[citykitty]

Hi, it was a quiet stables by the time I moved here. There were far more suitable sites for a school which would have benefitted the children better.

The terrible acoustics could be improved by playground rubber floors, canopies etc, and the cramped location is adversely affecting the area, overcrowding, car idling, etc. Other residents are really struggling too.

[rachp]

The school really cracked down on parents idling as it?s bad for everyone, I haven?t seen anyone idling with the engine on for a long time. If you do see someone idling, I would report it to the school as it?s against their policy and not tolerated.

[cordsm]

Hi Citykitty. I do sympathise....I'm one street away so a bit more protected from the noise, but I have noticed that the (faint, for me) sound of children's screams seems to last all day long, rather than just appear at morning break or lunchtime. I wonder whether the playground is used all day long for outdoor games/P.E? Worth speaking to the Headteacher to find out more, if you work from home & it's making you feel desperately miserable. Good luck.

[intexasatthe moment]

They may have /still are staggering playtimes to avoid having all the children mixing together .

[citykitty]

Hi, thanks for your messages, I and fellow neighbours have tried everything. Stranded here, noise is intolerable, life totally dominated by it, and damp

housing, health suffering and no chance to rest. Doctors support ignored by landlords etc. When I see other residents homes near the school I wonder how they are feeling.

[northernmonkey]

cittykitty - this is the 3rd thread you have started on here looking for people to support you. I think that either people aren't having the same issue, or perhaps the people you are seeking aren't using the forum. Have you knocked on your neighbours doors to ask them, it might be easier?

When i first moved to London I had a flat opposite a school roof terrace. It was great but i was out at work all day and when i was home, the school wasn't in. Thats clearly not the case for you.

I do think from your posts though that it might be worth getting some advice from Shelter in relation to the damp issues you've mentioned. They are firmly within your landlord's remit to sort out, unlike noise from a school which they can't control.

[vmdgg]

I agree. Complaining to a school that the children are laughing too much in the playground is not really a good look tbh.

Are we so desperate to heap more misery on top of kids after all that we have subjected them to over the past year?

Cities are noisy places. Especially London. Especially zone 2. At least the noise from a school is timeboxed and it will not cause sleep issues.

[Pugwash]

Live in Barry Road and hear the children from St Anthony's - more noticeable in good weather when we have windows open. It does not worry us - we have lived here since 1975 and the school has expanded greatly during that time.

i have a friend who lives near Kings College Hospital who clearly hears sirens and air ambulances 24 hours a day. Although it annoys her she is grateful to have a medical facility nearby.

One of the original bids for the police station site was for blocks of flats, one scheme was to have shops underneath with flats above. There was full support for a school as many children were unable to gain places in the local area.

[legalalien]

We have a school over our back fence so get plenty of school noise in the day.

It's generally fine, although during lockdown it was a bit tedious hearing group after group of (presumably) key worker children singing the same two lines of various songs on repeat for hours on end. I was alarmed one day to hear "we are absolutely full, we are absolutely full, there's no room for anyone we're absolutely full" time after time after time. I mean, I know the school is oversubscribed, but it came across as a bit anti-immigration... very strange, I thought.

It wasn't until halfway through the three hours of "Baa Baa Baa Baa Baa, we are woolly sheep, we are woolly sheep" the next day that it occurred to me they were practising for the nativity play!

[Sue]

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[citykitty]

I would not complain about the kids laughing to the school?! I feel that they deserve much more space, access to nature, etc. I moved here to escape a horrible situation and crippling illness, and I had no idea that a demolition that would cause intolerable stress on me and other neighbours would happen. The acoustics mean the school noise dominates our lives for the entire day, and we moved here grateful for the stables and much less stress. I've seen derelict sites around here that have much more space, greenery, parking etc. that would have greatly benefitted the kids.

I want wellbeing for the residents and pupils, staff etc, some residents are coping,some are not and feel stranded, with other challenging issues with health and housing conditions and no support.