Statutory Nuisance

A statutory nuisance occurs if a business or industry has a negative impact on external premises such as neighbouring residential or public areas. Statutory nuisance can occur from the creation of noise, smoke, fumes, gases, dust, steam, odours, effluvia, the keeping of animals, deposits and refuse and any other material that escapes from your property.

The general public can issue complaints about a business that they believe to be causing statutory nuisance to their Environmental Health Officer (EHO). If a statutory nuisance is found to exist then the EHO can enforce the abatement of that particular process or restrict and limit the cause of the nuisance. However, there is no legal definition of statutory nuisance and the EHO will decide its existence. All EHOs are trained to make this judgement.