Environment

The Environmental Health Division aims to protect and improve the health of residents and persons working in the Borough. Much of our work including food hygiene, health & safety, communicable diseases and pest control, is covered in the Health Section of this website.

However, we are also responsible for Air Quality

As well as policing smoke control areas and factory emissions we have completed an air quality review and assessment which indicates that the national air quality objectives will be met. We are continuing sampling for nitrogen dioxide at sites across the borough.

We are inspecting the area for contaminated land in accordance with our published contaminated land strategy, seeking to have contaminated land cleaned up and making sure that land to be developed is fit for use.

As well as investigating noise complaints we look at planning applications for new developments to minimise increases in noise levels.

Public Health

We deal with drainage problems, odour nuisances, garden bonfires, filthy and verminous premises, welfare burials and a range of matters which may affect the health and well-being of the local population.