Homes. It might be a traditional, perhaps an old-fashioned view, but we still regard places where we live as our castles.

Perhaps there is nothing wrong with that, yet some people find that this, among the basic human rights, is often challenged.

In today’s Telegraph & Argus you will read two stories about residents who find that their homes are no longer the safe havens they thought they were when they decided to set up home there.

At Rooley Lane the residents are finding yet more disruption to an area already choked with traffic.

Little Chef’s former restaurant is under an application to turn it into a venue that is open until the small hours.

Rooley Lane is one of the Bradford’s most extensively developed areas and a new restaurant that could cause yet more noise or disruption is the last thing they would want.

Even more disturbing is the road traffic nightmare that Mr Sandhu finds himself at the mercy of.

But for a few inches, the latest car to crash against Mr Sandhu’s property would have rammed right into his actual house.

Not for the first time either, and the next escapade by the thoughtless drivers could trash Mr Sandhu’s home or even worse.

There is only a little more thought needed from planners, companies or residents to ensure that those who want a quiet life can be reasonably accommodated. Being a good neighbour doesn’t have to cost the earth.