The Environmental Protection Unit (EPU) works towards the Council's aims of promoting a green and sustainable environment and improving the quality of life of its residents, workforce and visitors through enforcement, proactive events and the provision of advice.
Enforcement work includes investigations in to complaints of noise, smoke, artificial lighting etc; the regulation of specified industrial activities; and the identification and remediation of contaminated land. Other work takes the form of pest control and municipal funerals.
Officers from the EPU are also involved in the consultation process for planning applications and licensing applications; the monitoring of air quality across the District; and in responding to local and national consultations on pollution matters (e.g. radiation).
Lots of advice regarding the work of the EPU can be found via the menus to the left of this page, including how to make an Environmental Information Request and details of Officers' involvement in health promotion events such as Environmental Health Awareness Day and Noise Action Week.
If you wish to find out more about Pollution issues such as noise, smoke etc, please choose the links on the menu to the left hand side.
