A music industry boss has called on Manchester council to buy the flat next door to Night & Day which complained about noise from the music venue. The Northern Quarter venue has appealed a noise abatement notice served by the council last year after a complaint from a couple who have now moved out.
The venue's owner told a court this week that the notice, which was served after council officers said they could hear high pitch vocals of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) from the flat, threatens the future of the family business. Manchester Magistrates' Court heard from the venue's acoustic expert who accused the council's planning department of failing to prevent the problem.
However, the council rejects the claim that the planning process which saw the Dale Street development approved in 2000 had been carried out incorrectly. The couple who complained have spent £21,000 on sound insulation so far, the court heard, but the bedrooms have been described as 'uninhabitable'.
