Topic: Statutory Nuisance
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What is a Statutory Nuisance?
Part Three of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act has a list of nuisances to which abatement (reduction) procedures apply. These include the nine listed below: Any premises in such a state as to be harmful to health or a nuisance (See sec... Read More »
Source: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gandboss/BeeginnersFAQ/Starting/Stat...
What constitutes a statutory nuisance?
A statutory noise nuisance is a noisy disturbance that materially, and therefore significantly, interferes with a person’s lawful rights to the enjoyment of their home. Audibility alone is not necessarily an indication of nuisance as neighb... Read More »
Source: http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/environment/environmental_healt...
What is 'statutory noise nuisance'?
What actually constitutes a statutory noise nuisance is difficult to define. Ultimately it may come down to a subjective opinion. "What would be the reaction of an average reasonable person to the noise?" is the question applied by the envi... Read More »
Source: http://www.saferlancashire.co.uk/neighbourhood/noise/
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To fall within the definition of statutory nuisance, an activity needs to be, or be likely to be: a nuisance, or prejudicial to health. A nuisance is defined in the legislation as the unacceptable interference with the personal comfort or a...
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Source: http://www.rupertbedford.co.uk/nuisance.html
A statutory nuisance is determined by one of our environmental health officers, not the person who has complained. The decision is based on what the 'ordinary person' would accept. We cannot therefore take into consideration shift workers o...
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Source: http://www.eden.gov.uk/environment/pollution/statutory-nuisance/
Noise nuisance is covered by Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. T his law empowers local authorities to deal with noise from fixed premises. Before action can be taken we have to be sure that the noise constitutes a statuto...
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Source: http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=21582&theme=...
Nuisance is based on properties so that for example, an issue that disturbed you whilst walking on a public footpath, could not be a statutory nuisance to you. Other issues that are not classified as statutory nuisances include:-
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Source: http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?...
We will serve an Abatement Notice, requiring the owner of the dog making the noise to stop the nuisance happening again. If the barking does not stop after the Notice has been served and we witness it, we can prosecute the owner of the dog ...
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Source: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/answers/dogs/dogbarking.shtml
In most cases we will serve an abatement notice, requiring the person responsible to stop causing the problem. If this does not stop the problem we can prosecute the person responsible in the Magistrate's Court. If this happens your record ...
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Source: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/environment/pollution/neighb...
There is no fixed level at which smoke is considered a nuisance. The assessment of whether smoke is a statutory nuisance includes a number of factors to determine how the smoke affects your use and enjoyment of your property. The things tha...
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Source: http://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/ehl/west/bonfires-and-burni...
