Dealing with a local nuisance
Local nuisances caused by noise, odours, smoke, fumes, dust, insanitary or unsightly conditions may have an impact on the amenity of local areas. The Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 has provisions to assist communities to report and resolve issues through council.
Residents may experience minor nuisances from time to time. If possible it is recommended that you first calmly approach the person who is causing the nuisance to raise the issue to see if a resolution can be reached.
Please note that minor or once off occurrences will not be investigated.
If a local nuisance issue persists we recommend that you monitor the issue for 2 weeks and keep a record by filling in an incident diary. Once you have completed the incident diary you may then consider submitting a Nuisance Impact Statement detailing the activity and its impact on you.
The information that you provide in your Nuisance Impact Statement will be referred on to an authorised officer who will assist you with the issue.