Statutory Nuisance
The Environmental Protection Team investigate complaints of noise, smoke, dust, smell, light and insects nuisance and accumulations of rubbish.
The Council only has a duty to investigate complaints of noise, smoke, dust, smell, light and insect nuisance and accumulations of rubbish. Examples of such nuisances are:
- Late night noise from a neighbour's stereo
- Smoke from persistent garden bonfires
- Continuous smells from bad farming practices
- Fumes from a processing plant
- Excessive dust from a construction site
- Intrusive light from a neighbour's security light
- Flies from neighbouring food premises
Useful Information
 Investigation of Complaints
Downloadable Documents
Free leaflets are available covering various areas of Nuisance. These include:
 The Laws and Rules Surrounding Nuisance (261 KB)
The Laws and Rules Surrounding Noise Nuisance (202 KB)
Taking your own action for Nuisance Problems (148 KB)
NSCA Information - Garden Bonfires
NSCA Information - Light Pollution
NSCA Information - Fireworks
Mediation Somerset, Resolving Conflict
For any of these publications contact the Environment Protection Team.
Contact Details
The Environmental Protection Team would be pleased to hear from anyone who has a question, comment or suggestion about any aspect of the service. You can contact us by any of the following means:
Visit
The Council Offices at The Deane House in Belvedere Road. As the Officers spend much of their time out of the office, it is advisable to make an appointment.
Post
The Environmental Protection Team
The Deane House
Belvedere Road
Taunton
TA1 1HE
Tel: 01823 356339
Email: environmental.protection@tauntondeane.gov.uk
Environmental Protection UK
Tel: 01273 878770
Email: southwest@environmental-protection.org.uk
Website: Environmental Protection uk (external link)
Mediation Somerset
Tel: 01823 352210
Email: info@mediationsomerset.co.uk
Website: Mediation Somerset (external link)
 The documents on this website can be downloaded and are published using the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format. To view or print these documents, Adobe's Acrobat PDF reader is required which can be downloaded from the Adobe Systems' website (external link)
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