Dealing with Statutory Nuisance

If noise, odour or smoke is considered a Statutory Nuisance, we can serve an Abatement Notice which is a legal document requiring:

• Noise or odour to be kept within acceptable levels.
• Smoke to not be persistent and/or prejudicial to health.
• To carry out remedial works where necessary to achieve the above.

We can prosecute if evidence shows that the Abatement Notice has been breached. Currently the fines are up to £5,000 (£20,000 for commercial premises).

We can also seize noise making equipment when a Statutory Nuisance has occurred in breach of the Abatement Notice.

You can find out more about Statutory Nuisance by visiting the government website for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).