Air Pollution
Also
See Commercial Noise and Odour
The Environmental Protection team can deal with complaints about
domestic odour, however there are limitations.
Cooking Odours
You may not like what your neighbour is cooking but we cannot
dictate what they cook in their own home. As with other complaints
try and speak to your neighbour first.
Extractor fans or recycling fans can assist in reducing kitchen
odours but are unlikely to eliminate it completely in a domestic
setting.
Cigarette Smoke
Going from one neighbour’s property into another is unpleasant
but can be difficult to resolve as it can be to do with the
structure of the building. It is not advisable to block airbricks.
If you have easy access to the floorboards you could lift them and
see whether the mortar between the properties has broken up and
given a through path. If so you could repair it. It may help if you
are already carrying out home improvements to lay underlay and a
hard floor as this can provide a virtually impenetrable surface
which the smoke can’t seep through.
Dog Faeces left in gardens
Unfortunately not everyone cleans up after their dog. If you
have a neighbour who doesn’t clean up after their dog and it’s
causing an odour problem speak to them first. If this doesn’t have
the desired effect you will need to be prepared to give your
details and the address that is causing the problem.
Waste should be cleared up at least once a day and double
bagged, then it can be disposed of with the domestic rubbish.
Preferably don’t leave dogs out to use hard surfaces such as paving
slabs or concrete as a toilet. Concrete soaks up the urine and it
can be very difficult to get rid of the smell without the use of
very strong chemicals, which in turn can be harmful to the
environment.
Horse Manure
Position manure heaps away from any neighbouring properties,
deal with any odour complaints quickly.
Chicken muck and digested human sewage sludge cake
If you are experiencing a strong odour from chicken manure or
treated human sewage piled in fields, we need as good a description
as possible of where the heap is located and if known who the
person is who is responsible for the land.
View our Air Quality
webpage for more information.
This webpage was updated on 3/17/2008