I'd sign it but Im not in the UK, does that matter?
Just looked and saw I need address details etc so guess not.
But Noise Control is the worst thing ever.
I live in a commercial area in the city. Our house in the only place within about 100 metres and we have a big garage so practice in there. its got the budget soundproofing job (mattresses everywhere) but we still get a noise control complaint every few weeks. There used to be a dB level that was classed as excessive, but they got rid of that rule and now its just basically if there is a complaint its deemed excessive and you have to shut up or risk having the cops take all the gear in the house. Even though the noise level down the road by the closest apartments is probably about as loud as a car driving past.
Too make it even more ironic, the city Im from, Wellington NZ, trys to class itself as a cultural centre encouraging the arts and music scenes etc, but anything not mainstream they dont give a rats about. They have torn down most places in the city that were available practice spaces and built cheaply made apartments with no insulation for noise proofing, so then the people that move in to the city complain about any noise around them even more so. [/friday bored at work Rant]
But yeah sounds like a stink situation. Good luck with the petition. Otherwise invest in a generator in case of power cuts, and pillows and other things to try and cover up wherever the spl reading is taken.
