N I M B Ys Triumph Again

[Canary42]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-61174916

[ToraToraTora]

Once again canary starts the thread, gets battered and disappears!

[Barmaid]

I think there is a difference between NIMBYs and people whose space is being invaded. I'd be damn annoyed if someone sat on my windowsill. I'm not sure what can be done in this situation since it is not the business proprietors' fault that some of their customers have no social awareness.

[Atheist]

Barmaid; I agree that it's not the proprietors' fault that people are annoying neighbours, but the planning authority needed to make a decision whether or not to refuse permission for an extension of opening hours taking into account the local nuisance that was apparently being caused. They seem to have decided that refusal was justified in order to prevent nuisance to local residential amenity. The applicants could appeal the refusal.
NIMBY is used to describe people who enjoy the benefits of a use, but not when it's close enough to their own homes to cause them personal nuisance. e.g. they want their phones to work but they don't want a mast near their home; they want it near someone else's home. Ideally the mast would be near nobody's home. Planning needs to take into account the public interest. Public interest and personal comfort do not always coincide. The balance between public interest and private amenity is often difficult to assess. Planning is an interesting job.