Furious neighbours say their lives have been turned into a nightmare after an airport revamp has led to up to 50 jets a day taxiing before take off - at the bottom of her garden.
Alex and June Carr are among those suffering after a revamp of Southend Airport in Essex, with their attempts to get a bit of peace and quiet on their lawn ruined by the sight of huge passenger planes passing by just yards away.
They live in a row of houses that is right next to a new taxiing strip, which aircraft taxi along belching fumes and noise from 6.00am and 11.00pm every day.
Alex and June Carr in their garden which backs on to Southend Airport in Essex. The Carrs and their neighbours say an airport revamp has ruined their peace and quiet
Janet Marchant, 67, has lived in a bungalow - built by her grandfather in 1953 - next to Southend airport in Essex for seven years without a major problems.
But she says the constant noise and smell of fumes from the aircraft has made the lives of her and her neighbours a misery.
She said that the peace and quiet is shattered by a plane taxiing near her home every 20 minutes.
Retired newsagent Ms Marchant said: 'You can't have a conversation in the garden with anyone because you can't hear them and when we are inside with the door closed we have to pause the TV until the plane has gone past.
'We worry about our grandchildren coming around and the enjoyment of having people over for BBQs is ruined.
'I love my garden and used to do a lot of gardening but now it is all spoiled with the noise and the smell.'
Ms Marchant also said she worried about the damage it will do to the value of her house: 'You do worry if you have a house viewing and there's a huge plane sat at the bottom of the garden.'
She added: 'Every plane is legitimate but it's a nuisance, is it morally right? I don't know what to do, I have done everything.'
An easyJet plane passes along the runway as Mr and Mrs Carry enjoy their otherwise pleasant back garden
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