{"id":3937,"date":"2012-05-23T09:53:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T08:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=3937"},"modified":"2012-05-23T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T08:53:03","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-gospel-choir-fined-for-torturous-singing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=3937","title":{"rendered":"In case you missed it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. Gospel choir fined for torturous singing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four years of Sunday services and evening practices proved too much for neighbours of the New Generation Church in David Lane, Old Basford, Nottingham<\/a>, whose pastor has now paid the price.<\/p>\n

In perhaps one of the strangest court cases of recent times, Pastor Sean Samuel pleaded guilty to noise nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act and was sentenced to a total fine of \u00c2\u00a3360, as well as costs of \u00c2\u00a3300 and a \u00c2\u00a315 victim surcharge.<\/p>\n

The complaints against his and his congregation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s preaching, amplified music and singing were numerous over the four years in question and railed against a level of noise that was so loud and frequent that it amounted, they said, to torture.<\/p>\n

Kris Ambler who lives just across from the church had a noise monitoring device installed in his home to help the council secure the prosecution.<\/p>\n

“It’s not a religion issue, it’s a noise issue,” he said. “It’s about our quality of life and this noise became almost torture.<\/p>\n

“It’s a huge relief to see the church actually be fined. I feel vindicated and I’m pleased the local authority have done something and the court has agreed.<\/p>\n

Some commentators have been left astounded at the fines and can only hope that, should the Church be no longer able to continue its good work, a club in the style of the late \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMass\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 nightclub in Brixton replaces it and truly puts the fear of God into the complainers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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