Freedom of information response
Nuisance Smell Complaints
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the number of nuisance smell complaints received by the council for the following periods:
1st Jan 2024-29th February 2024
1st Jan 2023-31st December 2023
1st Jan 2022- 31st December 2022
1st Jan 2021- 31st December 2021
To be clear, I am referring to complaints made about nuisance smells that could be a ‘statutory nuisance’ (covered by the Environmental Protection Act 1990) as defined in this guidance from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nuisance-smells-how-councils-deal-with-complaints
If possible, please could you break down the number of odour complaints, by type.
Number of Odour Complaints
|
Odour Source |
No. 2021 |
No. 2022 |
No. 2023 |
No. 2024 |
|
Gardens |
15 |
9 |
24 |
0 |
|
Industrial/Commercial |
50 |
12 |
37 |
2 |
|
Fields |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Domestic Kitchens |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Commercial Kitchens |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Buildings (Domestic) |
65 |
49 |
47 |
8 |
|
Bins (Commercial & Domestic) |
19 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
|
Sewage Works/Pumping Stations/Sewers |
9 |
9 |
13 |
1 |
|
Landfill |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |