What is a nuisance?
A nuisance is something that is affecting your enjoyment of your home, neighbourhood, or local environment. This can include issues such as smoke, odour, drainage problems, pests, accumulations of waste, light disturbance, and other environmental concerns.
Not every nuisance issue is the responsibility of the Council's Environmental Health service. Depending on the type of problem you are experiencing, another council service, organisation, landlord, housing provider, or external agency may be responsible for dealing with it.
Before you start
Use this online form to tell us about a nuisance problem affecting you or your community. The form will ask a series of questions to help identify the issue you are reporting.
Based on your answers, you will either be able to submit a report directly to the appropriate council service or be provided with information about who is best placed to help. This helps ensure that your enquiry reaches the correct department as quickly as possible.
What you can report
You can use this form to report a range of environmental and neighbourhood nuisance issues, including:
- Smoke and odour complaints
- Drainage problems
- Pest-related concerns
- Waste-related nuisance issues
- Light nuisance
- Water or damp issues
Providing information
Please provide as much detail as possible about the problem you are reporting. The information you provide will help us assess the issue and determine the most appropriate course of action.
You may be asked for details such as the location of the problem, when it occurs, how long it has been happening, and how it affects you.