I live next to Sainsbury's - and the 'constant racket' of huge lorries (2025)

A man living next to aSainsbury's store has been blighted by the 'constant racket' caused by delivery lorries shaking his property.

Sam Dodd has trucks coming and going through all hours of the day, shaking and damaging hishouse on Torr Top Street in New Milton, Derbyshire.

The small business owner claims the lorries are far too big to maneuver through the street, meaning they often scrape past his front wall and cause an unbearable amount of noise.

The 27-year-old said between eight and 10 'huge' vehicles pass in and out of the supermarket's loading bay - which is right next door to his house - from as early as 6am to 11pm each day.

As a new father with a six-week-old baby, the noise is 'causing a lot of stress' within his household. His partner also works from home, meaning she is also being disturbed throughout the day.

Sam and his partner Leanne, 37, moved into the property at the end of 2022, but were never told of the unbearable screeching caused by the delivery drivers.

Footage filmed from Sam's Ring doorbell shows the ear-piercing noise of just a few lorries scaping past the front of his house.

Pictures also show the damage caused to his outside wall, which has formed cracks in several places after being knocked down multiple times in the last three years.

Sam told MailOnline: 'We have lived here for three years and they have been a constant racket next door.

'They have lorries coming and going from 6am to 11pm at night. There are around eight to 10 lorries a day for a tiny little Sainsbury's store.

'They always crash into the wall. They knocked it down a couple times. The last time they knocked it down was just before Christmas.

'The vibrations caused by the noise we believe is also causing damage to our house.

'We have a six-year-old so they are causing a lot of stress. Stepping out of the front door is anxiety inducing.

'My partner works from home and so it disturbs her all day and I do work every evening for my small business.

When I go down to the local pub and tell people about it, they say "Oh you're the guy lives next to the Sainsbury's".'

Sam said he has contacted the store manager and area manager for Sainsbury's but they have been unwilling to provide any mitigation measures to stop the racket.

He added: 'We have had very unconstructive meetings with Sainsbury's. The first time the wall broke we had to argue with them weeks before they admitted guilt.

'The second time there was six months of arguing. But they did eventually pay for it.

'There is no attempt to make any less noise or get smaller trucks. They seem totally uninterested.

'They have just told us "Well what do you expect". They think it is all normal.

'There has been no cooperation from them from the start.

'I have sent emails to the store manager and then the area manager. The manager in the store is really arrogant and dismissive.

'When we first went to him he was just disagreeing with everything we said.

'They need to install protective barriers or just get smaller lorries. They have these huge lorries for this little Sainsbury's store.'

A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: 'We want to be a good neighbour in the communities we serve and our stores have processes in place to minimise disruption during deliveries.

'We have met with this resident to explain how sorry we are for their experience. We worked quickly to fix the damage and we have taken steps to prevent this from happening again.'

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