Statutory Nuisance
Bedford Borough Council has a duty under the
Environmental Protection Act 1990 to take reasonable and
practicable steps to investigate complaints received about
statutory nuisance made by someone resident in the Borough.
A statutory nuisance is more than just an
annoyance or irritation. Whilst there is no strict definition
of statutory nuisance, it is generally defined as a disturbance
that materially interferes with a persons right to enjoy their
home.
A Statutory Nuisance can be caused by:
- Noise
- Odour
- Smoke
- Artificial Light
- Insects
- premises in such a state to be prejudicial to health or a
nuisance
- fumes or gases emitted from a premises so as to be prejudicial
to health or a nuisance
- dust, steam, smell or effluvia so as to be prejudicial to
health or a nuisance
- animals kept in such a place or manner so as to be prejudicial
to health or a nuisance