Pollution

Pollution problems are dealt with by various services within the Council and outside agencies.

Environmental Health

We investigate complaints of pollution from neighbouring domestic and commercial premises. We can deal with the following as statutory nuisances under the Environmental Protection Act:

• Accumulations
• Noise or vibration
• Smoke, fumes or gases from premises
• Dust, steam or smells from business premises
• Odours from domestic premises
• Premises in a poor state

For more information click on the link to the right

Client Services

For issues in relation to household waste, to order special collections or information on waste management or recycling contact Client Services

Environment Agency

For major pollution incidents including watercourses contact the Environment Agency:

Environment incident hotline Telephone (24 hour service) 0800 80 70 60