What we are doing about Walleys Quarry

In relation to the landfill, we are responsible for assessing statutory nuisance. This includes:

• noise and vibration
• dust
• odours
• insects

We can only take formal action where issues from the landfill are affecting premises, be it at a home or a workplace and are causing an ‘actionable statutory nuisance in law’. The evidence must show that there is a material interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment of premises.

The following points, based on legal decisions from the courts, are considered in this assessment:

• nature of the nuisance
• the time it occurs (what may be acceptable at a particular time of day may not be so at a more sensitive time)
• how often it occurs
• its duration
• how significantly it impacts on how a premises is reasonably used
• the locality in which the nuisance occurs (what may be acceptable in an industrial area is not necessarily appropriate for a residential area)
• potential health effects