Environmental protection

The Environmental Protection team is responsible for the following areas of work which are described in more detail by following the links:

Investigations of Nuisance

Problems which affect your health or are a nuisance which arise from premises caused by:

Smoke
Fumes/gases
Dust, steam, or smells from business premises
Accumulations or deposits
Noise (including noise from car alarms and machines in the street)
Light

For more information, leaflets on the following can be ordered from the Publications section or downloaded.

smell smoke and noise (pdf.100kb),

dog barking (pdf.85kb)

bonfire nuisances (pdf.77kb)

Investigation into Air Quality.

This includes the implementation of the Government's Air Quality Strategy, the control of air pollution and information about Radon.

More information about the subjects of noise and air pollution can be found at the National Society for Clean Air website.

Contaminated Land

A leaflet providing an overview on contaminated land regulation can be ordered or downloaded from the Publications section.

Private Water Supplies

Enforcement Policy

The approach we adopt towards enforcement aims to be fair, consistent and proportionate. The Enforcement Policy is provided as a download to the right of this page.

Further Information

Contact 01993 861060 or use the online service on the right of this page.