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Pollution, noise and hazardous substances

Environmental Health - February 2013
pollution@kirklees.gov.uk

Air pollution

Air pollution in Kirklees
What Kirklees is doing about air pollution and information about how we manage air quality.
Clean Air Act approval
Information regarding Clean Air Act approval, which includes both noise and air pollution.
My neighbour is disturbing me
What to do if your neighbour is disturbing you with noise or smoke from a chimney or bonfire.
Smoke
Advice about having a bonfire and having a bonfire in a smokeless zone.
Smokefree England
Information on smokefree legislation, what it means for you and how it is enforced.

Hazardous substances

Asbestos cement
Information and advice for dealing with and disposing of asbestos cement.
Radioactive substances users (external site)
Environment Agency advice for premises such as hospitals and laboratories that use small amounts of radioactive materials. Application form and guidance to apply for a Radioactive Substances Regulation (RSR) environmental permit.
Radon
What radon is and how to test for it, the buying and selling of property and links to useful sites.
Emergency planning
Incidents involving radiation and other hazardous substances, such as accidents involving vehicles carrying substances or radiation leaks are dealt with primarily by fire and other emergency services, with back up from Emergency Planning if required.

Land and pollution

Contaminated land
Information about the council's policy on contaminated land.

Light pollution

Light pollution (external site)
Find out about the different aspects of light pollution, the steps that can be taken to reduce it and what you can do if faced with the problem of pollution from light.

Noise

My neighbour is disturbing me
What to do if your neighbour is disturbing you with noise or smoke from a chimney or bonfire.
Loud music and night-time noise
Report night-time noise, and advice about playing loud music.
Barking dogs
What to do if a dog in your neighbourhood is barking too loud.
Burglar alarms
How to ensure your burglar alarm does not cause a nuisance to your neighbours.
Application for Consent for the Operation of a Loudspeaker in a Street (RTF 1.86MB)
  • Use this form to apply for permission to operate a loudspeaker in a street, highway, road, footway, square or court between the hours of 9:00pm and 8:00am.
  • We must decide on the application within 21 days.
  • If your application is made less than 21 days before the event we may not be able to grant consent in time.
  • We cannot grant consent to use a loudspeaker to advertise any entertainment, trade or business, or in connection with an election.

Water pollution

Water
Details on the safety of water inspected by Environmental Health Officers.
Confiscated equipment
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