'Seven days a week, bang, bang, bang': Gun club plan sparks fears over safety and 'appalling noise'
A pistol club’s planning application to keep wooden and wire basket walls that were installed without permission has raised objections about alleged gunfire noise disturbance to residents, traffic issues, safety for walkers and children, and wildlife in the area.
Kate Dickinson, of Crow Lane, Dalton, has written: “The pistol club is now guns, rifles and proposing bows is out of control. The noise level is appalling . The fact that they [customers] leave the car to unlock the gate, with the gun in the car is a concern. There is a playground opposite and a school.
However, Elizabeth-Anne Broad of Dalton Parish Council said the parish has no objection to keeping walls. She has written: “Their specific use is not mentioned but we imagine they go some way to stopping noise transmission. Noise can regularly be heard at the opposite side of Dalton and obviously residents complain about it, especially as there are no restrictions around hours of operation.”
John H Watson, of Bayswater in London, stated: “The area relating to this planning application is mixed woodland, of which an area has been cleared for this construction. Is the tyre shred material suitable for this type of construction due to fire risk, as stated in the National Rifle Association Range Manager’s Guide and journal?”
“Two sets of gabion baskets are proposed to be retained. Both are 2.5 metres high and 1.5metres in depth. The gabion basket to the east is 21 metres long while the gabion basket to the west is 28 metres long . The baskets are constructed of a wire mesh and filled with recycled rubber crumb. The close board timber fencing measures 2.1 metres high and is 24.5 metres long.”
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