The pollution section deal with issues including:
- National air quality surveys and strategies
- Authorising and inspecting certain industrial processes under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Pollution Prevention Control Act 1999
- Providing guidance to people improving contaminated land sites
- Investigation of potentially contaminated land sites
- Controlling dark smoke from trade waste fires
- Problems with drainage from buildings
- Complaints about noise
- Complaints about other nuisances such as smell, smoke or fumes
- Providing advice on radon gas
- Complaints about rubbish in relation to vermin problems
- The environmental impact of planning proposals
- Minimising and controlling noise and nuisance from Licensed premises.
These issues can be summarised into the following areas:
- Air Pollution
- Industrial Proscribed Processes
- Contaminated Land
- Drainage
- Noise
- Nuisance
- Radon
- Planning Liaison
