The council's Pollution Enforcement Policy sets out the enforcement framework in which the Health and Environment Team operate to achieve the aims of the Community Strategy.
The Health and Environment Team is part of the council's Environmental Health service.
Policy Aims
To support the strategy theme for the Environment, the policy aims to facilitate local residents to:
enjoy a higher quality of life through having a clean, safe and accessible natural, urban and marine environment
value and protect the environment, conserving and enhancing it for future generations
ensure that all new developments are planned and designed with minimal adverse impact on either the historic or the natural environment.
Legislation
The main types of legislation enforced by the Pollution Team are:
Public Health Acts 1936 and 1961
Prevention of damage by Pests Act 1949
Control of Pollution Act 1974
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (includes air quality, statutory nuisance, contaminated land and dog welfare).
Environment Act 1990
Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005
Good Practice
The council has signed up to the Government’s 1998 Enforcement Concordat Principles of Good Enforcement. The Concordat sets out what business and others being regulated can expect from enforcement officers.
The Pollution Enforcement Policy came into effect on 3 December 2007 following a consultation - see Related Pages for more information. You can download the policy in PDF format below.
