I bought a property near a church, about 30 meters. When I bought it and years before the bells were “off” and it’s barely used.
Since a year they fixed the bell and clock and now it starts at 05:30 in the morning, 08:00, 11:00, 12:00, 01:00 and 18:00
For each 5 minutes very loud.
I talked with the people who work at the church and said it is a huge issue for me, especially cause I work nights.
They don’t care and refuse to make it quieter and won’t reduce the length of each time it starts the bells.
Long story short: I am in therapy since a year because I have a huge debt, I can’t move away and I can’t sleep anymore. I have no idea what I can do with my life I am afraid I am going to get even more mentally ill than I am now. Selling is also now no more option, who would buy a place where you can’t fall asleep or if you fall asleep you wake up by massive bell noise.
The only time I sleep is when I can afford vacation twice a year…
My therapist wrote my insurance and they are thinking of giving me the oppertunity to sleep somewhere else for one to two weeks every three months. They will pay for it, but this can’t be the solution?!
I feel that making loud noise during “normal” sleeping hours to get back at the church for making noise during “normal” waking hours will backfire horribly on you.
It’s probably just time to move.
The church was likely there first. The church bells (tho non-functional) were likely there first. So your property likely has less “jurisdiction”. Like a building a house next to an established noisy bar/pub.
And considering you haven’t been playing music loudly outside since you’ve moved in, it will likely be pointed out that this is in retaliation to the recent bells renovation.
It’s just time to move.
Cope as best you can as you save up to move. Earplugs, basically.
You can research local noise laws, and track all times the bells violate them. But that’s gonna be a long process.