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Nuisance Complaints

RFI-2025-1160
Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Request

Please provide the following information regarding nuisance complaints received by the council in the year 2024. This is likely to be held by the council’s environmental health department.
1. The number of odour complaints received by the council where possible broken down into the following categories:
•Sewage Treatment Works
•Sewage Sludge Spreading
•Farm Premises
•Manure/slurry Spreading
•Commercial Kitchens
•Waste reception/processing/disposal;
•Other
Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to odour.
2. The number of dust complaints received by the council where possible broken down into the following categories:
•Construction
•Waste
•Agricultural Land
•Mineral Excavations
•Other
Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to dust.
3. The number of smoke complaints received by the council where possible broken down into the following categories:
•Domestic bonfire
•Construction sites
•Agricultural
Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to smoke.
4. The number of Fume or Gases complaints received by the council in 2024.
Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to fumes or gases.

Response

1. Total 39 complaints.
STW - 2
Sewage Sludge Spreading - 0
Farm Premises - 5
Manure/Slurry Spreading - 5
Commercial kitchens - 3
Waste - 3
Other - 21
No notices served in relation to odour in 2024.
2. Total 13 complaints
Construction 10
Waste 0
Agricultural Land 0
Mineral Excavations 2
Other 1
No notices served in relation to dust in 2024.
3. Total 77 complaints
Domestic bonfire - 36
Construction sites - 5
Agriculture - 7
1 Abatement notice issued.
4. Total 39 complaints relating to fumes/gases/odour.
3 Specifically referring to fumes
1 Abatement Notice issued.