A woman whose garden backs on to a train line has expressed her outrage over TfL’s “disregard” for residents who will be affected by the night tube.

Lovejit Dhaliwal, of Milkwell Gardens, Woodford Green, is spearheading a campaign to get a better deal for people in Redbridge who will experience excessive noise levels when the night tube is introduced later this year.

Night tube services are due to start on the Central Line in September, which will mean trains running just metres away from Ms Dhaliwal’s house every 20 minutes all night long on Fridays and Saturdays.

The media worker, who has lived in Woodford Green for eight years, is angry about TfL’s lack of resident consultation and disregard for the negative effects new services will have on her health and her bank balance.

She said: “I am very angry about the way TfL has handled this.

“We have had no consultation whatsoever, not even a leaflet through the door to tell us what’s going to be happening.

“I am extremely concerned about the risks such excessive night time noise is going to have on mine and my neighbours’ health.”

Ms Dhaliwal claims noise levels around her home can reach up to 65 decibels, 62.5 per cent above the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limit.

She said: “Guidelines show that any night time noise above 40 decibels has a hugely detrimental effect on your health and wellbeing.

“Hundreds of people across Redbridge, including neighbours of mine with very small children, are going to be at risk.

“So we want to get as many people across the borough as we can behind this campaign, because it’s not just our little cul-de-sac that’s going to be affected.”

Ms Dhaliwal is also demanding compensation for those who will be forced to spend as much as £25,000 on triple glazing to try to block out extra noise.

She added: “We are going to lose money and the value of our houses is going to fall, and TfL need to make up for that.”

After a series of unanswered emails and phone calls, Ms Dhaliwal’s MP joined her campaign and managed to get noise impact assessments conducted on several houses in Milkwell Gardens.

But MP for Ilford North Wes Streeting claims the fight does not end there.

He said: “I’m dismayed by the lack of proper community engagement and consultation from TfL on this.

“It seems bizarre that our local council would have a duty to consult about yellow lines on your street, but that TfL has no duty to consult about the tube line running beside your home.

“I want proper noise assessments undertaken by TfL in the hope that people like Lovejit and her neighbours can be appropriately compensated.”

Green Party candidate for Havering and Redbridge Lee Burkwood has also backed Ms Dhaliwal’s campaign.

He said: “When you’re implementing a new service like this, you need to listen to those affected, and TfL and Boris Johnson are clearly not listening.

“The health risks posed by excessive night time noise, which exceed WHO guidelines, are really worrying.

“My friend lives in a flat next to South Woodford station and my 10-month-old nephew right by Leytonstone station, so for my own sake I want to make sure those who are going to be most vulnerable are properly protected.

“I fully support Lovejit’s campaign and am happy to work with Wes Streeting and other parties to make sure we hold those responsible to account.”

London Underground’s director of network services Keving Dunning said: "We want to continue being a good neighbour when we introduce the night tube and have completed a massive programme of preparatory work, including grinding hundreds of kilometres of rails, to make sure the track is in top condition.

"We are confident residents will not be disturbed and we will of course continue to talk to anyone who has concerns once the service launches."

For more information about the campaign and the London Transport Committee's inquiry into the night tube, see the Facebook group.

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